Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but I cannot carry it out.
New American Standard Bible
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my
King James Version
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Holman Bible
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh.
A Conservative Version
For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, for to will is present in me, but to do the good, I find not.
American Standard Version
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good is not.
Amplified
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh [my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity]. For the willingness [to do good] is present in me, but the doing of good is not.
An Understandable Version
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh, for the desire to do good is present in my heart, but the ability to carry it out [consistently] is not.
Anderson New Testament
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good; for to will is present with me; but to perform that which is good, I find not.
Bible in Basic English
For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.
Common New Testament
For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will to do what is good, but I cannot do it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for I experience, that in the carnal part of me dwells no good: for it is familiar to me, to will, but not to execute that which is good.
Darby Translation
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, good does not dwell: for to will is there with me, but to do right I find not.
Godbey New Testament
For I know that in me, that is, in my carnal mind, there dwells no good thing. For to will is present with me, but to do that which is beautiful is not:
Goodspeed New Testament
For I know that nothing good resides in me, that is, in my physical self; I can will, but I cannot do what is right.
John Wesley New Testament
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good, I find not.
Julia Smith Translation
For I know that in me dwells no good, (that is, in my flesh:) for to will lies near me; but to work good I find not.
King James 2000
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For I know that good does not live in me, that is, in my flesh. For the willing is present in me, but the doing [of] the good [is] not.
Modern King James verseion
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwells no good thing. For to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good I do not find.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For I know that in me, that is to say, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing. To will is present with me: but I find no means to perform that which is good.
Moffatt New Testament
For in me (that is, in my flesh) no good dwells, I know; the wish is there, but not the power of doing what is right.
Montgomery New Testament
For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, no good thing has its home; for while to will is present with me, to carry out that which is right is not.
NET Bible
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I want to do the good, but I cannot do it.
New Heart English Bible
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but to do that which is good is not.
Noyes New Testament
For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, any good thing; for to desire is present with me, but not to perform that which is good.
Sawyer New Testament
For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, there dwells no good. For to wish is present with me, but to do the good is not;
The Emphasized Bible
I know, in fact, that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, anything good; for, the wishing, lieth near me, but, the working out of what is right, not!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For I know that there dwelleth not in me (that is, in my flesh) any good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I know that there is nothing good in me-I mean in my earthly nature. For, although it is easy for me to want to do right, to act rightly is not easy.
Webster
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good, I find not.
Weymouth New Testament
For I know that in me, that is, in my lower self, nothing good has its home; for while the will to do right is present with me, the power to carry it out is not.
Williams New Testament
For I know that nothing good has its home in me; that is, in my lower self; I have the will but not the power to do what is right.
World English Bible
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.
Worrell New Testament
For I know that there dwells not in me, that is, in my flesh, any good; for to wish is present with me: but to do that which is good a not.
Worsley New Testament
For I know that in me (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not.
Youngs Literal Translation
for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,
Themes
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Totally depraved
Flesh » What dwells in the flesh
The flesh » General references to man's carnal nature
Good and evil » Subjective conflict between
Ignorance » Of self » It retains sin in the heart
Law » Christ being the end of the law
Man » Of Christ » Natural, the
Rebellion against God » Man is prone to
ignorance of Self » It retains sin in the heart
Stoicism » Paul teaches » That the "law of the mind" is at war with the "law of the members,"
human Weakness » Helplessness, physical and spiritual of man
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 7:18
Images Romans 7:18
Prayers for Romans 7:18
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Context Readings
Internal Conflict With Sin
17 As it is, I am no longer the one who is doing it, but it is the sin that is living in me. 18 For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I don't do the good I want to do, but instead do the evil that I don't want to do.
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Cross References
Romans 7:25
Thank God through Jesus the Messiah, our Lord, because with my mind I myself can serve the Law of God, even while with my human nature I serve the law of sin.
Genesis 6:5
The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis.
Genesis 8:21
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he told himself, "I will never again curse the land because of human beings even though human inclinations remain evil from youth nor will I destroy every living being ever again, as I've done.
Job 14:4
Who can produce a clean thing from an unclean thing? No one!
Psalm 51:5
Indeed, in iniquity I was brought forth; in sin my mother conceived me.
John 3:6
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Titus 3:3
After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another.
Job 15:14-16
"What is mankind, that he can be blameless? Or does being born of a woman mean he'll be in the right?
Psalm 119:115-117
Leave me, you who practice evil, that I may observe the commands of my God.
Matthew 15:19
It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.
Mark 7:21-23
because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,
Psalm 119:5
Oh, that my ways were steadfast, so I may keep your statutes.
Psalm 119:32
I eagerly race along the way of your commands, for you enable me to do so. He
Psalm 119:40
Look, I long for your precepts; revive me through your righteousness. Vav
Psalm 119:173
May your hand stand ready to assist me, for I have chosen your precepts.
Psalm 119:176
I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come find your servant, for I do not forget your commands. A Song of Ascents
Luke 11:13
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!"
Romans 7:5
For while we were living according to our human nature, sinful passions were at work in our bodies by means of the Law, to bear fruit resulting in death.
Romans 7:15
I don't understand what I am doing. For I don't practice what I want to do, but instead do what I hate.
Romans 7:19
For I don't do the good I want to do, but instead do the evil that I don't want to do.
Romans 8:3-13
For what the Law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did. By sending his own Son in the form of humanity, he condemned sin by being incarnate,
Romans 13:14
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and do not obey your flesh and its desires.
Galatians 5:17
For what the flesh wants is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, and so you do not do what you want to do.
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the actions of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, promiscuity,
Galatians 5:24
Now those who belong to the Messiah Jesus have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires.
Ephesians 2:1-5
You used to be dead because of your offenses and sins
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who is producing in you both the desire and the ability to do what pleases him.
Philippians 3:12
It's not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus.
1 Peter 4:2
so that he can live the rest of his mortal life guided, not by human desires, but by the will of God.
Job 25:4
How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?
Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like a filthy rag; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind, our iniquities sweep us away.