Romans 7:15,19,23-25
Romans 7:14-16 The Message (MSG)
I can anticipate the response that is coming: “I know that all God’s commands are spiritual, but I’m not. Isn’t this also your experience?” Yes. I’m full of myself—after all, I’ve spent a long time in sin’s prison. What I don’t understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise. So if I can’t be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it, it becomes obvious that God’s command is necessary.
Romans 7:17-20 The Message (MSG)
But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can’t keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don’t have what it takes. I can will it, but I can’t do it. I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don’t result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time.
Romans 7:21-23-25 The Message (MSG)
It happens so regularly that it’s predictable. The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up. I truly delight in God’s commands, but it’s pretty obvious that not all of me joins in that delight. Parts of me covertly rebel, and just when I least expect it, they take charge. I’ve tried everything and nothing helps. I’m at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn’t that the real question? The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different.
Romans 7:15 King James Version (KJV)
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Romans 7:19 King James Version (KJV)
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Romans 7:23-25 King James Version (KJV)
but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans 7:15 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.
Romans 7:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.
Romans 7:23-25 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.
Romans 7:15 New Century Version (NCV)
I do not understand the things I do. I do not do what I want to do, and I do the things I hate.
Romans 7:19 New Century Version (NCV)
I do not do the good things I want to do, but I do the bad things I do not want to do.
Romans 7:23-25 New Century Version (NCV)
But I see another law working in my body, which makes war against the law that my mind accepts. That other law working in my body is the law of sin, and it makes me its prisoner. What a miserable man I am! Who will save me from this body that brings me death? I thank God for saving me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So in my mind I am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful self I am a slave to the law of sin.
Romans 7:15 American Standard Version (ASV)
For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.
Romans 7:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.
Romans 7:23-25 American Standard Version (ASV)
but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members. Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I of myself with the mind, indeed, serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans 7:15 New International Version (NIV)
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.
Romans 7:19 New International Version (NIV)
For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.
Romans 7:23-25 New International Version (NIV)
but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
Romans 7:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do.
Romans 7:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.
Romans 7:23-25 New King James Version (NKJV)
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans 7:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled and bewildered by them]. I do not practice what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate [and yielding to my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity].
Romans 7:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.
Romans 7:23-25 Amplified Bible (AMP)
but I see a different law and rule of action in the members of my body [in its appetites and desires], waging war against the law of my mind and subduing me and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is within my members. Wretched and miserable man that I am! Who will [rescue me and] set me free from this body of death [this corrupt, mortal existence]? Thanks be to God [for my deliverance] through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind serve the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh [my human nature, my worldliness, my sinful capacity—I serve] the law of sin.
Romans 7:15 New Living Translation (NLT)
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
Romans 7:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
Romans 7:23-25 New Living Translation (NLT)
But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
Romans 7:15 The Passion Translation (TPT)
I’m a mystery to myself, for I want to do what is right, but end up doing what my moral instincts condemn.
Romans 7:19 The Passion Translation (TPT)
My lofty desires to do what is good are dashed when I do the things I want to avoid.
Romans 7:23-25 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But I discern another power operating in my humanity, waging a war against the moral principles of my conscience and bringing me into captivity as a prisoner to the “law” of sin—this unwelcome intruder in my humanity. What an agonizing situation I am in! So who has the power to rescue this miserable man from the unwelcome intruder of sin and death? I give all my thanks to God, for his mighty power has finally provided a way out through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One! So if left to myself, the flesh is aligned with the law of sin, but now my renewed mind is fixed on and submitted to God’s righteous principles.
Romans 7:15 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
Romans 7:19 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.
Romans 7:23-25 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.