Romans 7:18

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For I know that what is good does not live within me, that is, within my flesh. For the willingness to do good lies close to me, but the carrying out of that good, I cannot reach.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,

Genesis 8:21

And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: "I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done.

Job 14:4

Who can make him clean who is conceived of unclean seed? Are you not the only one who can?

Job 25:4

Is it right for man to compare himself to God, or to appear pure though he is born of woman?

Psalm 119:5

Woe to me, for my sojourning has been prolonged. I have lived with the inhabitants of Kedar.

Psalm 51:5

You have loved malice above goodness, and iniquity more than speaking righteousness.

Isaiah 64:6

And we have all become like the unclean. And all our justices are like a rag of menstruation. And we have all fallen away, like a leaf. And our iniquities have carried us away, like the wind.

Matthew 15:19

For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

Luke 11:13

Therefore, if you, being evil, know how to give good things to your sons, how much more will your Father give, from heaven, a spirit of goodness to those who ask him?"

John 3:6

What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Romans 13:14

Instead, be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in its desires.

Romans 7:15

For I do things that I do not understand. For I do not do the good that I want to do. But the evil that I hate is what I do.

Romans 7:19

For I do not do the good that I want to do. But instead, I do the evil that I do not want to do.

Romans 7:25

The grace of God, by Jesus Christ our Lord! Therefore, I serve the law of God with my own mind; but with the flesh, the law of sin.

Romans 7:5

For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were under the law, operated within our bodies, so as to bear fruit unto death.

Galatians 5:17

For the flesh desires against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh. And since these are against one another, you may not do whatever you want.

Galatians 5:24

For those who are Christ's have crucified their flesh, along with its vices and desires.

Philippians 2:13

For it is God who works in you, both so as to choose, and so as to act, in accord with his good will.

Philippians 3:12

It is not as though I have already received this, or were already perfect. But rather I pursue, so that by some means I might attain, that in which I have already been attained by Christ Jesus.

Titus 3:3

For, in times past, we ourselves were also unwise, unbelieving, erring, servants of various desires and pleasures, acting with malice and envy, being hateful and hating one another.

1 Peter 4:2

so that now he may live, for the remainder of his time in the flesh, not by the desires of men, but by the will of God.