Romans 7:16

Plain English Version

We don’t want to do those bad things. We know that they are wrong. So that shows that, really, we agree with the law and we reckon the law is good.

Cross References

Romans 7:12

But that law itself is really good. It tells us to do things that God says are right and good.

Romans 7:14

The problem is not the law, it is us. We know this. That law came from God, so there is nothing wrong with that law. But there is something wrong with us. We keep on going wrong. There is a bad part inside us that makes itself our boss, and we do whatever that boss tells us to do.

Romans 7:22

Really, we ourselves, we want to live the right way,

1 Timothy 1:8

We all know that the law that God gave to Moses is good, so long as people teach it the right way.