Romans 7:21

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Romans 7:21 King James Version (KJV)

I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

Romans 7:21 New International Version (NIV)

So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

Romans 7:21-23 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.

Romans 7:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

Romans 7:21 New Century Version (NCV)

So I have learned this rule: When I want to do good, evil is there with me.

Romans 7:21 American Standard Version (ASV)

I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.

Romans 7:21 New King James Version (NKJV)

I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good.

Romans 7:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)

So I find it to be the law [of my inner self], that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

Romans 7:21 New Living Translation (NLT)

I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.

Romans 7:21 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Through my experience of this principle, I discover that even when I want to do good, evil is ready to sabotage me.

Romans 7:21 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.