The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.
Romans 7:18 - New Revised Standard Version For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot perform it. [I have the intention and urge to do what is right, but no power to carry it out.] American Standard Version (1901) For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good is not. Common English Bible I know that good doesn’t live in me—that is, in my body. The desire to do good is inside of me, but I can’t do it. Catholic Public Domain Version For I know that what is good does not live within me, that is, within my flesh. For the willingness to do good lies close to me, but the carrying out of that good, I cannot reach. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is to say, in my flesh, that which is good. For to will, is present with me; but to accomplish that which is good, I find not. |
The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.
And when the Lord smelled the pleasing odor, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, for the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.
How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.
I run the way of your commandments, for you enlarge my understanding.
See, I have longed for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life.
We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do.
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I am a slave to the law of God, but with my flesh I am a slave to the law of sin.
While we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.
For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.
so as to live for the rest of your earthly life no longer by human desires but by the will of God.