Romans 7:19-25 in English

¹⁹ For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.

²⁰ But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.

²¹ I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.

²² For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I of myself with the mind, indeed, serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

¹⁹ For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

²⁰ Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

²¹ I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

²² For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

²³ But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

¹⁹ For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.

²⁰ But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.

²¹ I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.

²² For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I myself with the mind serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

¹⁹ I do not do the good things that I want to do. Instead, it is evil things that I do not want to do that I do.

²⁰ Because I do evil things that I do not want to do, it is not that I do evil things because I want to. Instead, I do them because my self-directed nature, which permeates me PRS, causes me to do them.

²¹ I find, then, that what always happens is that when I want to do what is good, there is an evil desire present within me that PRS prevents me from doing good.

²² With my new inner nature I like the laws of God very much.

²³ Nevertheless, I sense that there is a different force that is in ◄my body/me► PRS, SYN. It is opposed to what with my mind I desire to do MET, and it puts me inescapably under the control of MET the sinful desires that I have SYN.

²⁴ When I consider this, I feel that I am a very wretched person. I want someone to set me free from the control of what my body desires, in order that I might not be separated from God. RHQ I also think that what I have experienced is the same as what all believers experience.

²⁵ I thank God that it is by Jesus Christ our Lord that we can be free from the control of what our bodies desire. So, with our minds, you and I on the one hand want to obey God's laws. But also, you and I often let our sinful desires control us because of our self-directed nature.

¹⁹ For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practice.

²⁰ But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

²¹ I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

²² For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,

²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.

¹⁹ For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practice.

²⁰ But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

²¹ I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

²² For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,

²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.

¹⁹ For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practise.

²⁰ But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

²¹ I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

²² For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,

²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.

¹⁹ For the good which I have a mind to do, I do not: but the evil which I have no mind to do, that I do.

²⁰ But if I do what I have no mind to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.

²¹ So I see a law that, though I have a mind to do good, evil is present in me.

²² In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,

²³ But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.

²⁴ How unhappy am I! who will make me free from the body of this death?

²⁵ I give praise to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So with my mind I am a servant to the law of God, but with my flesh to the law of sin.

¹⁹ For I do not practise the good that I will; but the evil I do not will, that I do.

²⁰ But if what I do not will, this I practise, it is no longer I that do it, but the sin that dwells in me.

²¹ I find then the law upon me who will to practise what is right, that with me evil is there.

²² For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man:

²³ but I see another law in my members, warring in opposition to the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which exists in my members.

²⁴ O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me out of this body of death?

²⁵ I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I myself with the mind serve God's law; but with the flesh sin's law.

¹⁹ For the good which I will, I do not; but the evil which I will not, that I do.

²⁰ Now if I do that which I will not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

²¹ I find then a law, that when I have a will to do good, evil is present with me.

²² For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man:

²³ But I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my mind, and captivating me in the law of sin, that is in my members.

²⁴ Unhappy man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

²⁵ The grace of God, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore, I myself, with the mind serve the law of God; but with the flesh, the law of sin.

¹⁹ For the good that I want to do I do not do; but the evil I do not want to do, this I practice.

²⁰ But if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.

²¹ Therefore I find this law, that when I wish to do the right thing, evil is right there with me.

²² For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

²³ But I see a different law in my members, waging war against the law of my mind, and capturing me by the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from this body of death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself with the mind serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

¹⁹ Because I do not do the good that I want to do; rather I practice the evil that I do not want to do.

²⁰ Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin dwelling in me.

²¹ So I find this ‘law’: when I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

²² I joyfully agree with God's law according to the inner man,

²³ but I see a different ‘law’ in my body parts, warring against the law of my mind and taking me captive to the law of the sin that is in my body parts.

²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?

²⁵ I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve God's law, but with the flesh, sin's law.

¹⁹ The good I want to do, I don't do; while the evil I don't want to do, that's what I end up doing!

²⁰ However, if I'm doing what I don't want to, then it's no longer me doing it, but sin living in me.

²¹ This is the principle I've discovered: if I want to do what's good, evil is always there too.

²² My inner self is delighted with God's law,

²³ but I see a different law at work within me that is at war with the law my mind has decided to follow, making me a prisoner of the law of sin that is within me.

²⁴ I'm totally miserable! Who will rescue me from this body that's causing my death? Thank God—for he does this through Jesus Christ our Lord!

²⁵ Here's the situation: while I myself choose with my mind to obey God's law, my human nature obeys the law of sin.

¹⁹ For I doe not the good thing, which I would, but the euil, which I would not, that do I.

²⁰ Nowe if I do that I would not, it is no more I that doe it, but the sinne that dwelleth in me.

²¹ I finde then that when I would doe good, I am thus yoked, that euill is present with me.

²² For I delite in the Law of God, concerning the inner man:

²³ But I see another Law in my members, rebelling against the Lawe of my minde, and leading me captiue vnto the lawe of sinne, which is in my members.

²⁴ O wretched man that I am, who shall deliuer me from the body of this death!

²⁵ I thanke God through Iesus Christ our Lord. Then I my selfe in my minde serue the Lawe of God, but in my flesh the lawe of sinne.

¹⁹ For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

²⁰ Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

²¹ I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

²² For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

²³ but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

¹⁹ For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.

²⁰ But if I do what I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

²¹ I find then that there is a law to me, that when I would do good, evil is present with me.

²² For I delight in the Law of God, as to the inward man;

²³ but I perceive another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body of this death?

²⁵ Thanks be to God, who hath delivered me through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, I, the same person, with the mind serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

¹⁹ I fail to do the good thing that I want to do, but the bad thing that I want not to do — that I habitually do.

²⁰ But, when I do the thing that I want not to do, the action is no longer my own, but is done by the sin which is within me.

²¹ This, then, is the law that I find — when I want to do right, wrong presents itself!

²² At heart I delight in the Law of God;

²³ but throughout my body I see a different law, one which is in conflict with the law accepted by my reason, and which endeavours to make me a prisoner to that law of sin which exists throughout my body.

²⁴ Miserable man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body that is bringing me to this death?

²⁵ Thank God, there is deliverance through Jesus Christ, our Lord! Well then, for myself, with my reason I serve the Law of God, but with my earthly nature the Law of sin.

¹⁹ I fail to do the good thing that I want to do, but the bad thing that I want not to do — that I habitually do.

²⁰ But, when I do the thing that I want not to do, the action is no longer my own, but is done by the sin which is within me.

²¹ This, then, is the law that I find — when I want to do right, wrong presents itself!

²² At heart I delight in the Law of God;

²³ but throughout my body I see a different law, one which is in conflict with the law accepted by my reason, and which endeavors to make me a prisoner to that law of sin which exists throughout my body.

²⁴ Miserable man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body that is bringing me to this death?

²⁵ Thank God, there is deliverance through Jesus Christ, our Lord! Well then, for myself, with my reason I serve the Law of God, but with my earthly nature the Law of sin.

¹⁹ I keep trying to do good things, but I can’t. No, I keep doing the bad things I don’t want to do.

²⁰ That proves it. It’s not me that does those bad things. It’s that bad part inside me that does those bad things.

²¹ This is what happens. It is like another law. Every time I try to do something good, that bad part of me wants to take control and make me go wrong.

²² Really, I myself want to live the right way,

²³ but there is a big fight going on inside me. That bad part of me makes its own law. It makes me think the wrong way. It makes me its prisoner so that I can’t do the things I really want to do.

²⁴ I feel really sorry for myself. How can I get free from this bad boss that is in my body? Who can make me free?

²⁵ Oh, thank you God. You made a way for me to be free. Jesus Christ will be my new leader and he will beat that old boss inside me. This is what I have been saying up till now. I really want to do things that are right, but I have a bad part in me that is my boss, and it makes me do things that are wrong.

¹⁹ For I doo not that good thinge which I wold: but that evill do I which I wolde not.

²⁰ Finally yf I do that I wolde not then is it not I that doo it but synne that dwelleth in me doeth it.

²¹ I fynde then by the lawe that when I wolde do good evyll is present with me.

²² I delite in the lawe of God concerninge the inner man.

²³ But I se another lawe in my membres rebellinge agaynst the lawe of my mynde and subduynge me vnto the lawe of synne which is in my membres.

²⁴ O wretched man that I am: who shall delyver me from this body of deeth?

²⁵ I thanke God thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde. So then I my silfe in my mynde serve the lawe of God and in my flesshe the lawe of synne.

¹⁹ For the good that I want I do not do, but the evil that I do not want, that I do.

²⁰ Now if I do what I do not want to do, then it is no longer I who am acting, but rather sin that lives in me.

²¹ I find, then, the principle in me that I want to do what is good, but that evil is actually present in me.

²² For I rejoice in the law of God with the inner man.

²³ But I see a different principle in my body parts. It fights against that new principle in my mind. It takes me captive by the principle of sin that is in my body parts.

²⁴ I am a miserable man! Who will deliver me from this body of death?

²⁵ But thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind. However, with the flesh I serve the principle of sin.

¹⁹ For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practice.

²⁰ But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

²¹ I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

²² For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,

²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.

¹⁹ For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practise.

²⁰ But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

²¹ I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

²² For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,

²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.

¹⁹ For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.

²⁰ Now if I do that which I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

²¹ I find then a law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me.

²² For I delight in the law of God, after the inward man:

²³ But I see another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

¹⁹ For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practice.

²⁰ But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

²¹ I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

²² For I delight in God’s Torah after the inward person,

²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Yeshua the Messiah, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s Torah, but with the flesh, sin’s law.

¹⁹ For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practise.

²⁰ But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

²¹ I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

²² For I delight in God’s Torah after the inward person,

²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God through Yeshua the Messiah, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s Torah, but with the flesh, sin’s law.

¹⁹ For I do not that good thing that I will, but I do that evil thing that I will not.

²⁰ And if I do that evil thing that I will not, I work not it, but the sin that dwelleth in me.

²¹ Therefore I find the law or a law to me willing to do good thing, for evil thing lieth to me.

²² For I delight together to the law of God, after the inner man.

²³ But I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my soul, and making me captive in the law of sin, that is in my members.

²⁴ I am an unhappy or a woeful man; who shall deliver me from the body of this sin?

²⁵ The grace of God, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore I myself by the soul serve to the law of God; but by the flesh to the law of sin.

¹⁹ For I do not that good thing that I will, but I do that evil thing that I will not. (For I do not do that good thing that I desire to do, but I do that evil thing that I do not desire to do.)

²⁰ And if I do that evil thing that I will not (or And if I do that evil thing that I do not desire to do), (then) I work not it, but the sin that dwelleth in me.

²¹ Therefore I find the law to me willing to do good thing or Therefore I find a law to me willing (or desiring) to do (the) good thing, for evil thing lieth to me. (And so I find this law in me; I desire to do the good thing, but only the evil thing lieth before me.)

²² For I delight (al)together to the law of God, after the inner man. (For I greatly delight in the Law of God, in my inner man.)

²³ But I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my soul, and making me captive in the law of sin, that is in my members.

²⁴ I am an unhappy or a woeful man; who shall deliver me from the body of this sin?

²⁵ The grace of God, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore I myself by the soul serve to the law of God; but by the flesh to the law of sin.

¹⁹ for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise.

²⁰ And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling in me.

²¹ I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present,

²² for I delight in the law of God according to the inward man,

²³ and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of the sin that is in my members.

²⁴ A wretched man I am! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death?

²⁵ I thank God — through Jesus Christ our Lord; so then, I myself indeed with the mind do serve the law of God, and with the flesh, the law of sin.