Romans 7:15

New International Reader's Version

I don’t understand what I do. I don’t do what I want to do. Instead, I do what I hate to do.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:46

“Suppose your people sin against you. After all, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t sin. And suppose you get angry with them. You hand them over to their enemies. They take them as prisoners to their own lands. It doesn’t matter whether those lands are near or far away.

Psalm 1:6

The Lord watches over the lives of godly people. But the lives of sinful people will lead to their death.

Psalm 101:3

I won’t look at anything that is evil and call it good. I hate the acts of people who aren’t faithful to you. I won’t have anything to do with those things.

Psalm 119:104

I gain understanding from your rules. So I hate every path that sinners take.

Psalm 119:113

I hate people who can’t make up their minds. But I love your law.

Psalm 119:128

I consider all your rules to be right. So I hate every path that sinners take.

Psalm 119:163

I hate lies with a deep hatred. But I love your law.

Psalm 119:32

I am quick to follow your commands, because you have added to my understanding.

Psalm 119:40

I really want to follow your rules. Keep me alive, because you do what is right.

Psalm 19:12

But who can know their own mistakes? Forgive my hidden faults.

Psalm 36:4

Even as they lie in bed they make evil plans. They commit themselves to a sinful way of life. They never say no to what is wrong.

Psalm 65:3

When our sins became too much for us, you forgave our lawless acts.

Psalm 97:10

Let those who love the Lord hate evil. He guards the lives of those who are faithful to him. He saves them from the power of sinful people.

Proverbs 13:5

Those who do right hate what is false. But those who do wrong stink and bring shame on themselves.

Proverbs 8:13

To have respect for the Lord is to hate evil. I hate pride and bragging. I hate evil ways and twisted words.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

It is true that there isn’t anyone on earth who does only what is right and never sins.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good. Do what is fair in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God who rules over all will have mercy on you. After all, you are the only ones left in the family line of Joseph.

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good. When people are in trouble, they can go to him for safety. He takes good care of those who trust in him.

Luke 11:48

So you show that you agree with what your people did long ago. They killed the prophets, and now you build the prophets’ tombs.

John 15:15

I do not call you slaves anymore. Slaves do not know their master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends. I have told you everything I learned from my Father.

Romans 12:9

Love must be honest and true. Hate what is evil. Hold on to what is good.

Romans 14:22

Whatever you believe about these things, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the person who doesn’t feel guilty for what they do.

Romans 7:16

I do what I don’t want to do. So I agree that the law is good.

Galatians 5:17

The desires controlled by sin do not want what the Spirit delights in. And the Spirit does not want what the desires controlled by sin delight in. The two are at war with each other. That’s why you are not supposed to do whatever you want.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God’s solid foundation stands firm. Here is the message written on it. “The Lord knows who his own people are.” (Numbers 16:5) Also, “All who say they believe in the Lord must turn away from evil.”

Hebrews 1:9

You have loved what is right and hated what is evil. So your God has placed you above your companions. He has filled you with joy by pouring the sacred oil on your head.” (Psalm 45:6,7)

James 3:2

All of us get tripped up in many ways. Suppose someone is never wrong in what they say. Then they are perfect. They are able to keep their whole body under control.

Jude 1:23

Save others by pulling them out of the fire. To others, show mercy mixed with fear of sin. Hate even the clothes that are stained by the sins of those who wear them.