Romans 7:15

Romans 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
• New International Version (NIV)I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do.

Context of Romans 7:15

13Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful. 14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good. 17In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

Romans 7:15 word by word

ὃ γὰρ κατεργάζομαι οὐ γινώσκω· οὐ γὰρ ὃ θέλω τοῦτο πράσσω, ἀλλ᾽ ὃ μισῶ τοῦτο ποιῶ.Read the interlinear

• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• I do not understandοὐou · noG3756
• I do not understandγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I doκατεργάζομαιkatergazomai · to workout/produceG2716
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• I wantθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• I do not doπράσσωprassō · to do/requireG4238
• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• I hateμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404
• I doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for Romans 7:15

• Romans 14:22Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
• Luke 11:48So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
• Psalms 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
• Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
• 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
• Romans 7:16And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
• 1 Kings 8:46When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
• Psalms 19:12Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
• Psalms 65:3When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
• Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
• Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
• Galatians 5:17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
• Philippians 3:12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
• James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
• Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Commentaries on Romans 7:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15For, that which I do, I allow not, etc. - The first clause of this verse is a general assertion concerning the employment of the person in question in the state which the apostle calls carnal, and sold under sin. The Greek word which is here translated I do, means a work which the agent continues to perform till it is finished, and is used by the apostle, Philemon 2:12, to denote the continued employment of God's saints in his service to the end of their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15For that which I do - That is, the evil which I do, the sin of which I am conscious, and which troubles me. I allow not - I do not approve; I do not wish it; the prevailing bent of my inclinations and purposes is against it. Greek, “I know not;” see the margin. The word “know,” however, is sometimes used in the sense of approving, Revelation 2:24, “Which have not known (approved) the depths of Satan;” compare Psalm 101:4, I will not know a wicked person.”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-17Verses 14-17 Compared with the holy rule of conduct in the law of God, the apostle found himself so very far short of perfection, that he seemed to be carnal; like a man who is sold against his will to a hated master, from whom he cannot set himself at liberty. A real Christian unwillingly serves this hated master, yet cannot shake off the galling chain, till his powerful and gracious Friend above, rescues him. The remaining evil of his heart is a real…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-25What then (see study note on 6:1): Paul has just spoken in strong terms about the law. Now he explains that God’s law is good. He does this to prevent people from thinking that the law itself is evil.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. For, &c.--better, "For that which I do I know not"; that is, "In obeying the impulses of my carnal nature I act the slave of another will than my own as a renewed man?" for, &c.--rather, "for not what I would (wish, desire) that do I, but what I hate that I do."Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 7:15

• Conscience
• Depravity of Man
• Good and Evil
• Justification
• Man
• Sin
• Stoicism

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Commentaries on Romans 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings