Romans 7:17

Plain English Version

So really, it’s not us that does those bad things. It’s that bad part of us that is inside us.

Cross References

Romans 7:18

We know that we can’t do anything good by ourselves. We want to do the right thing, but we can’t.

Romans 7:20

That proves it. It’s not us that does those bad things. It’s that bad part inside us that does those bad things.

Romans 7:23

but there is a big fight going on inside us. That bad part of us makes its own law. It makes us think the wrong way. It makes us its prisoners so that we can’t do the things we really want to do.