17 Now then, it is no more I, that do it, but [a]sin that dwelleth in me.

18 [b]For I know, that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me: but I find [c]no means to perform that which is good,

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

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  1. Romans 7:17 That natural corruption, which cleaveth fast even to them that are regenerate, and not clean conquered.
  2. Romans 7:18 This vice, or sin, or law of sin, doth wholly possess those men which are not regenerate, and hindereth them or holdeth them back that are regenerate.
  3. Romans 7:18 This doth indeed agree to that man, whom the grace of God hath made a new man: for where the Spirit is not, how can there be any strife there.

17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.(A) 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a](B) For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.(C)

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  1. Romans 7:18 Or my flesh