Romans 7:17 - The Message17-20 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. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176917 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition17 However, it is no longer I who do the deed, but the sin [principle] which is at home in me and has possession of me. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)17 So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me. See the chapterCommon English Bible17 But now I’m not the one doing it anymore. Instead, it’s sin that lives in me. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version17 But I am then acting not according to the law, but according to the sin which lives within me. See the chapter |