Romans 7:15,19
Romans 7:15 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.
Romans 7:19 King James Version (KJV)
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Romans 7:15 New Living Translation (NLT)
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
Romans 7:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
Romans 7:15 The Passion Translation (TPT)
I’m a mystery to myself, for I want to do what is right, but end up doing what my moral instincts condemn.
Romans 7:19 The Passion Translation (TPT)
My lofty desires to do what is good are dashed when I do the things I want to avoid.
Romans 7:14-16 The Message (MSG)
I can anticipate the response that is coming: “I know that all God’s commands are spiritual, but I’m not. Isn’t this also your experience?” Yes. I’m full of myself—after all, I’ve spent a long time in sin’s prison. What I don’t understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise. So if I can’t be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it, it becomes obvious that God’s command is necessary.
Romans 7:17-20 The Message (MSG)
But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can’t keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don’t have what it takes. I can will it, but I can’t do it. I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. 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.
Romans 7:15 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.
Romans 7:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.
Romans 7:15 New Century Version (NCV)
I do not understand the things I do. I do not do what I want to do, and I do the things I hate.
Romans 7:19 New Century Version (NCV)
I do not do the good things I want to do, but I do the bad things I do not want to do.
Romans 7:15 American Standard Version (ASV)
For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.
Romans 7:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.
Romans 7:15 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.
Romans 7:19 New International Version (NIV)
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.
Romans 7:15 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.
Romans 7:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.
Romans 7:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled and bewildered by them]. I do not practice what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate [and yielding to my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity].
Romans 7:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.