Romans 7:18

The Passion Translation

For I know that nothing good lives within the flesh of my fallen humanity. The longings to do what is right are within me, but willpower is not enough to accomplish it.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

But Yahweh saw how extremely wicked humanity had become, for they imagined only evil, for all they thought about was doing evil all the time.

Genesis 8:21

And when Yahweh smelled the sweet fragrance of Noah’s offerings, his heart was stirred, and he said, “Never again will I curse the earth because of people, even though the imagination of their hearts are evil from their childhood; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done. I promise this:

Psalm 119:173

Place your hands of strength and favor upon me, for I’ve made my choice to follow your ways.

Psalm 119:176

I’ll never forget what you’ve taught me, Lord, but when I wander off and lose my way, come after me, for I am your beloved!

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 119:5

How I long for my life to bring you glory as I follow each and every one of your holy precepts!

Psalm 51:5

Lord, I have been a sinner from birth, from the moment my mother conceived me.

Isaiah 64:6

We have all become contaminated with sin, and you see our self-righteousness as nothing better than a menstrual rag. We are all like fallen leaves, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.

Matthew 15:19

You will find living within an impure heart evil ideas, murderous thoughts, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, lies, and slander.

Luke 11:13

If imperfect parents know how to lovingly take care of their children and give them what they need, how much more will the perfect heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit’s fullness when his children ask him.”

John 3:6

For the natural realm only gives birth to things that are natural, but the spiritual realm gives birth to supernatural life!

Romans 13:14

Instead fully immerse yourselves into the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, and don’t waste even a moment’s thought on your former identity to awaken its selfish desires.

Romans 7:15

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

Romans 7:19

My lofty desires to do what is good are dashed when I do the things I want to avoid.

Romans 7:25

I give all my thanks to God, for his mighty power has finally provided a way out through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One! So if left to myself, the flesh is aligned with the law of sin, but now my renewed mind is fixed on and submitted to God’s righteous principles.

Romans 7:5

When we were merely living natural lives, the law, through defining sin, actually awakened sinful desires within us, which resulted in bearing the fruit of death.

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.

Galatians 5:24

Keep in mind that we who belong to Jesus Christ have already experienced crucifixion. For everything connected with our self-life was put to death on the cross and crucified with Messiah.

Philippians 2:13

God will continually revitalize you, implanting within you the passion to do what pleases him.

Philippians 3:12

I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose for which Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me his own.

Titus 3:3

For it wasn’t that long ago that we behaved foolishly in our stubborn disobedience. We were easily led astray as slaves to worldly passions and pleasures. We wasted our lives in doing evil, and with hateful jealousy we hated others.

1 Peter 4:2

So live the rest of your earthly life no longer concerned with human desires but consumed with what brings pleasure to God.