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Romans 7:21–22

21 So I find this law at work:x Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner beingy I delight in God’s law;z

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Romans 7:21–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being,

Romans 7:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Romans 7:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. 22 I love God’s law with all my heart.

Romans 7:21–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man.

Romans 7:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 So I have learned this rule: When I want to do good, evil is there with me. 22 In my mind, I am happy with God’s law.

Romans 7:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present. 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Romans 7:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 I find then the law upon me who will to practise what is right, that with me evil is there. 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man:

Romans 7:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 So I’ve discovered this truth: Evil is present with me even when I want to do what God’s standards say is good. 22 I take pleasure in God’s standards in my inner being.

Romans 7:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 So I discover this principle: When I want to do what is good, evil is with me. 22 For in my inner self I joyfully agree with God’s law.

Romans 7:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self,

Romans 7:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 Consequently, I find the principle with me, the one who wants to do good, that evil is present with me. 22 For I joyfully agree with the law of God in my inner person,

Romans 7:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 Here is the law I find working in me. When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 Deep inside me I find joy in God’s law.

Romans 7:21–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

22 For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,


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