Romans 7:14-17

14We understand that God's Law is spiritual. But I am weak and human. I am like a slave that has sin as my master.

15I do not understand the things that I do. I do not do the good things that I want to do. Instead, I do the things that I hate to do.

16But I do not want to do those wrong things. So I am agreeing that God's Law is good.

17So it is not really I myself who am doing those wrong things. Instead, sin has power in my life. It is sin that causes me to do wrong things.