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20 Now if I do what I do not desire to do, it is no longer I doing it [it is not myself that acts], but the sin [principle] which dwells within me [[a]fixed and operating in my soul].

21 So I find it to be a law (rule of action of my being) that when I want to do what is right and good, evil is ever present with me and I am subject to its insistent demands.

22 For I endorse and delight in the Law of God in my inmost self [with my new nature].(A)

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  1. Romans 7:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.(A)

21 So I find this law at work:(B) Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being(C) I delight in God’s law;(D)

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