Romans 7:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

What a miserable person I am. Who will rescue me from this body that is doomed to die?

Cross References

1 Kings 8:38

Listen when anyone in Israel truly feels sorry and sincerely prays with arms lifted towards your temple.

Psalm 102:20

He listened to the groans of prisoners, and he rescued everyone who was doomed to die.”

Psalm 119:131

I honestly want to know everything you teach.

Psalm 119:143

I am in deep distress, but I love your teachings.

Psalm 119:176

I am your servant, but I have wandered away like a lost sheep. Please come after me, because I have not forgotten your teachings.

Psalm 119:20

What I want most of all and at all times is to honour your laws.

Psalm 38:2

You shot me with your arrows, and you struck me with your hand.

Psalm 6:6

My groaning has worn me out. At night my bed and pillow are soaked with tears.

Psalm 71:11

They say, “Now we'll catch you! God has deserted you, and no one can save you.”

Psalm 72:12

Do this because the king rescues the homeless when they cry out, and he helps everyone who is poor and in need.

Psalm 88:5

I am no better off than those in the grave, those you have forgotten and no longer help.

Ezekiel 9:4

“Walk through the city of Jerusalem and mark the forehead of anyone who is truly upset and sad about the disgusting things that are being done here.”

Micah 7:19

and pleased to be merciful. You will trample on our sins and throw them in the sea.

Matthew 5:4

God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort!

Matthew 5:6

God blesses those people who want to obey him more than to eat or drink. They will be given what they want!

Luke 4:18

“The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers,

Romans 6:6

We know that the persons we used to be were nailed to the cross with Jesus. This was done, so that our sinful bodies would no longer be the slaves of sin.

Romans 8:13

If you do, you will die. But you will live, if by the help of God's Spirit you say “No” to your desires.

Romans 8:2

The Holy Spirit will give you life that comes from Christ Jesus and will set you free from sin and death.

Romans 8:23

The Spirit makes us sure about what we will be in the future. But now we groan silently, while we wait for God to show that we are his children. This means that our bodies will also be set free.

Romans 8:26

In certain ways we are weak, but the Spirit is here to help us. For example, when we don't know what to pray for, the Spirit prays for us in ways that cannot be put into words.

Colossians 2:11

Christ has also taken away your selfish desires, just as circumcision removes flesh from the body.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will always keep me from being harmed by evil, and he will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. Praise him for ever and ever! Amen.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself to rescue us from everything that is evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.

Hebrews 2:15

But he also died to rescue all of us who live each day in fear of dying.

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone for ever.