Romans 7:21
I find then the law, that, to me, while I desire to do good, evil is present.
I find then the law, that, to me, while I desire to do good, evil is present.
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7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn't have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn't have known coveting, unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."
8 But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
9 I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
10 The commandment, which was for life, this I found to be for death;
11 for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me.
12 Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
13 Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.
15 For I don't know what I am doing. For I don't practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.
16 But if what I don't desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
17 So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.
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.
22 For I delight in God's law 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 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, the sin's law.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit to death.
20 Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
3 For what the law couldn't do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;
4 that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one other, that you may not do the things that you desire.
21 For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
17 But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
18 For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.
19 For I, through the law, died to the law, that I might live to God.
17 To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin.
14 (for when Gentiles who don't have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
15 in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
26 When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness.
7 For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
20 They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, Because I follow what is good.
8 But we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully,
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."
4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
1 Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
2 We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
21 Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
8 I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart."
4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
20 The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly;
9 What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously charged both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.
8 Those who are in the flesh can't please God.
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.