Romans 7:16

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“And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.”

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BSBPD

“And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that <FI>it is<Fi> good,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 7:16 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
  2. Romans 7:12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
  3. Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
  4. Romans 7:22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
  5. 1 Timothy 1:8Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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