Romans 7:23
“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.”
Romans 7:23 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- 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.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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.
- DARBYDarby
- 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.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- 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.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 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.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- But I see another principle at work within me, battling against the principle of my mind, and taking me captive to the principle of sin that is present in my body.
Context: Romans 7
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.
24O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
25I 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.
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.