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

13Therefore, did what is good become death to me? Absolutely not! But sin, in order to be recognized as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure. 14For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold as a slave under sin. For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate. 16Now if I do what I do not want to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17So now I am no longer the one doing it, but it is sin living in me.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• that whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I doκατεργάζομαιkatergazomai · to workout/produceG2716
• I allowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• notοὐou · noG3756
• I wouldθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• do Iπράσσωprassō · to do/requireG4238
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• I hateμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404
• do Iποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for Romans 7:15

• Romans 14:22Whatever you believe about these things, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
• Luke 11:48Therefore, you are witnesses that you approve the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their monuments.
• Psalms 1:6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
• Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge in him.
• 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, bearing this inscription: The Lord knows those who are his, and let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.
• Romans 7:16Now if I do what I do not want to do, I agree with the law that it is good.
• 1 Kings 8:46When they sin against you — for there is no one who does not sin — and you are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, and their captors deport them to the enemy’s country — whether distant or nearby —
• Psalms 19:12Who perceives his unintentional sins? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
• Psalms 65:3Iniquities overwhelm me; only you can atone for our rebellions.
• Psalms 119:1How happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk according to the Lord’s instruction!
• Ecclesiastes 7:20There is certainly no one righteous on the earth who does good and never sins.
• Galatians 5:17For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.
• Philippians 3:12Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
• James 3:2For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is mature, able also to control the whole body.
• 1 John 1:7If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
• Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest 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