Romans 7:20

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.

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Romans 7:20 in Other Translations

KJV

20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

ESV

20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.

NLT

20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

MSG

20 My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time.

CSB

20 Now if I do what I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but it is the sin that lives in me.

Romans 7:20 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 7:20

Now if I do that I would not
The same conclusion is formed here, as in ( Romans 7:17 ) , not with any view to excuse himself from blame in sinning, but to trace the lusts of his heart, and the sins of his life, to the source and fountain of them, the corruption of his nature; and to ascribe them to the proper cause of them, which was not the law of God, nor the new man, but sin that dwelt in him.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Romans 7:20 In-Context

18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. 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.

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.

21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;

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Romans 7:20 in Other Translations

Romans 7:20 Meaning and Commentary

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