Romans 7:15

The Passion Translation

I’m a mystery to myself, for I want to do what is right, but end up doing what my moral instincts condemn.

Cross References

Psalm 1:6

But how different it is for the righteous! The Lord embraces their paths as they move forward while the way of the wicked leads only to doom.

Psalm 101:3

I refuse to gaze on that which is vulgar. I despise works of evil people and anything that moves my heart away from you. I will not let evil hold me in its grip.

Psalm 119:104

For your truth is the source of my understanding, not the falsehoods of those who don’t know you, which I despise.

Psalm 119:113

I despise those who can’t keep commitments, for I passionately love your revelation-light!

Psalm 119:128

Every word you speak, every truth revealed, is always right and beautiful to me, for I hate what is phony or false.

Psalm 119:163

I despise every lie and hate every falsehood, for I am passionate about keeping your precepts.

Psalm 119:32

I will run after you with delight in my heart, for you will make me obedient to your instructions.

Psalm 119:40

See how I long with cravings for more of your ways? Let your righteousness revive my spirit!

Psalm 19:12

How would I discern the waywardness of my heart? Lord, forgive my hidden flaws whenever you find them.

Psalm 36:4

They lie awake at night to hatch their evil plots, always planning their schemes of darkness, and never once do they consider the evil of their ways.

Psalm 65:3

Though we are overcome by our many sins, your sacrifice covers over them all.

Psalm 97:10

Listen, you lovers of God! Hate evil, for God can keep you from wrong and protect you from the power of wickedness.

Proverbs 13:5

Lovers of God hate what is phony and false, but the wicked are full of shame and behave shamefully.

Proverbs 8:13

Wisdom pours into you when you begin to hate every form of evil in your life, for that’s what worship and fearing God is all about. Then you will discover that your pompous pride and perverse speech are the very ways of wickedness that I hate!”

Luke 11:48

In fact, by erecting monuments to the prophets your ancestors killed, you demonstrate your agreement with those murderers and bear witness to their deeds. You’re no better than they!

John 15:15

I have never called you ‘servants,’ because a master doesn’t confide in his servants, and servants don’t always understand what the master is doing. But I call you my most intimate and cherished friends, for I reveal to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father.

Romans 12:9

Let the inner movement of your heart always be to love one another, and never play the role of an actor wearing a mask. Despise evil and embrace everything that is good and virtuous.

Romans 14:22

Keep the convictions you have about these matters between yourself and God, and don’t impose them upon others. You’ll be happy when you don’t judge yourself in doing what your conscience approves.

Romans 7:16

And if my behavior is not in line with my desire, my conscience still confirms the excellence of the law.

Galatians 5:17

When your self-life craves the things that offend the Holy Spirit you hinder him from living free within you! And the Holy Spirit’s intense cravings hinder your self-life from dominating you! So then, the two incompatible and conflicting forces within you are your self-life of the flesh and the new creation life of the Spirit.

2 Timothy 2:19

But the firm foundation of God has written upon it these two inscriptions: “The Lord God recognizes those who are truly his!” and, “Everyone who worships the name of the Lord Jesus must forsake wickedness!”

Hebrews 1:9

For you have cherished righteousness and detested lawlessness. For this reason, God, your God, has anointed you and poured out the oil of bliss on you more than on any of your friends.”

James 3:2

We all fail in many areas, but especially with our words. Yet if we’re able to bridle the words we say we are powerful enough to control ourselves in every way, and that means our character is mature and fully developed.

Jude 1:23

and snatch others out of the fire to save them. Be merciful over and over to them, but always couple your mercy with the fear of God. Be extremely careful to keep yourselves free from the pollutions of the flesh.