Romans 7:21
“I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.”
Romans 7:21 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- I find then a law, that when I have a will to do good, evil is present with me.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.
- DARBYDarby
- I find then the law upon me who will to practise what is right, that with me evil is there.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- I find then the law, that, to me, while I desire to do good, evil is present.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- I discover a principle: when I want to do good, evil is right there with me.
Context: Romans 7
19For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
20Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
21I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23But 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.
About Romans 7: The Law and Sin
Paul teaches that people still struggle with sin even after being saved, but that through the help of the Holy Spirit, they can overcome it.
Commentary
Romans 7 is a chapter that speaks to the struggle between the law and the spirit. Paul is addressing the issue of how the law can be used to bring about righteousness, but how it can also be used to bring about sin. He explains that the law is good, but it can be used to bring about death if it is not followed properly. He then goes on to explain that the spirit is what brings about life, and that it is through the spirit that we can be made righteous.