Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For what I work I know not: for what I would not, this I do; but what I hate, this I do.
New American Standard Bible
For what I am doing,
King James Version
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Holman Bible
For I do not understand what I am doing,
International Standard Version
I don't understand what I am doing. For I don't practice what I want to do, but instead do what I hate.
A Conservative Version
For I do not understand what I do, for I do not do this that I want, but what I hate, this I do.
American Standard Version
For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.
Amplified
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].
An Understandable Version
For I do not [really] understand what I am doing; I practice what I do not want to and I hate what I do. [Note: This highly controversial section (verses 14b-25) is here viewed as the struggles of the apostle Paul after his conversion, and by extension, of all Christians. See Bruce, pages 150ff; Murray, pages 255ff; Lard, pages 236ff].
Anderson New Testament
For what I do, I know not: for that which I wish to do, this I do not; but that which I hate, this I do.
Bible in Basic English
And I have no clear knowledge of what I am doing, for that which I have a mind to do, I do not, but what I have hate for, that I do.
Common New Testament
I do not understand what I do. For I do not do what I want to do, but I do what I hate.
Daniel Mace New Testament
what I do I allow not: for what my mind leads me to, that do I not; but what I have an aversion to, that I do.
Darby Translation
For that which I do, I do not own: for not what I will, this I do; but what I hate, this I practise.
Godbey New Testament
For that which I do, I know not: for I do that which I do not will; but I do that which I hate.
Goodspeed New Testament
I do not understand what I am doing, for I do not do what I want to do; I do things that I hate.
John Wesley New Testament
For that which I do I approve not; for what I would, I do not, but what I hate, that I do.
King James 2000
For that which I do I know not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For what I am doing I do not understand, because what I want [to do], this I do not practice, but what I hate, this I do.
Modern King James verseion
For that which I do, I know not. For what I desire, that I do not do; but what I hate, that I do.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
because I know not what I do. For what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I.
Moffatt New Testament
I cannot understand my own actions; I do not act as I want to act; on the contrary, I do what I detest.
Montgomery New Testament
For what I perform I know not; what I practise is not what I intend to do, but what I detest, that I habitually do.
NET Bible
For I don't understand what I am doing. For I do not do what I want -- instead, I do what I hate.
New Heart English Bible
For I do not know what I am doing. For I do not practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.
Noyes New Testament
For I know not what I do. For I do not what I would, but I do what I hate.
Sawyer New Testament
For what I do this I approve not; for I do not what I wish, but what I hate, this I do.
The Emphasized Bible
For, that which I am working out, I do not approve, - for not, what I wish, the same I practise, but, what I hate, the same I do:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For that which I am doing I approve not: for not the thing which I wish, that do I practise; but the very thing I hate, that I do.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I do not understand my own actions. For I am so far from habitually doing what I want to do, that I find myself doing the very thing that I hate.
Webster
For that which I do, I allow not: for what I would, that I do not; but what I hate, that I do.
Weymouth New Testament
For what I do, I do not recognize as my own action. What I desire to do is not what I do, but what I am averse to is what I do.
Williams New Testament
Indeed, I do not understand what I do, for I do not practice what I want to do, but I am always doing what I hate.
World English Bible
For I don't know what I am doing. For I don't practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.
Worrell New Testament
For what I accomplish, I know not; for not what I wish, this do I practice; but what I hate, this I do.
Worsley New Testament
For that which I do, I allow not: for I do not that which I would; but what I hate, this I do.
Youngs Literal Translation
for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.
Themes
Error » Definition of » Despised by saints
Good and evil » Subjective conflict between
Law » Christ being the end of the law
Rebellion against God » Man is prone to
Sin » Defined » Despised by saints
Stoicism » Paul teaches » That the "law of the mind" is at war with the "law of the members,"
Topics
Interlinear
Hos
Hos
ὅς ἥ ὅ
Hos
which, whom, that, who, whose, what, that which, whereof,
Usage: 980
References
Easton
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 7:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Internal Conflict With Sin
14 For we know that the law is spiritual: and I am fleshly, sold under sin. 15 For what I work I know not: for what I would not, this I do; but what I hate, this I do. 16 And if what I would not this I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
Cross References
Galatians 5:17
For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are adverse to one another: that not the things ye would, these should ye do.
1 Kings 8:46
For they will sin against thee (for no man which will not sin) and thou wert angry with them and gave them before the enemy, and they carried them away their captives to the land of the enemy, far off or near;
Psalm 1:6
For Jehovah shall know the way of the just: but the way of the unjust shall perish.
Psalm 19:12
Who will understand errors? acquit me from hidden things.
Psalm 36:4
He will purpose vanity upon his bed; he will set himself upon a way not good; he will not reject evil
Psalm 65:3
The words of iniquities were strong above me: our transgressions thou wilt cover them.
Psalm 97:10
Hate evil, ye loving Jehovah: he watched the souls of his godly ones; he will deliver them from the hand of the unjust
Psalm 101:3
I will not set a word of Belial before mine eyes: I hated him doing transgressions; he shall not cleave to me.
Psalm 119:1-6
Happy the blameless of way, they going in the law of Jehovah.
Psalm 119:32
I will run the way of thy commands, for thou wilt enlarge my heart
Psalm 119:40
Behold, I desired for thy charges: make me alive in thy justice.
Psalm 119:104
From thy charges I shall understand: for this I hated every way of falsehood.
Psalm 119:113
I hated dividings, and I loved thy law.
Psalm 119:128
For this I made straight all thy charges, all: hated every way of falsehood.
Psalm 119:163
I hated falsehood, and I will abhor it: I loved thy law.
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of Jehovah hates evil: pride and haughtiness, and the evil way, and the mouth of perverseness I hated.
Proverbs 13:5
The just one will hate the word of falsehood: and the unjust one will be loathsome and be put to shame.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
For not a just man in the earth, who shall do good and not sin.
Amos 5:15
Hate evil and love good, and set ye judgment in the gate: perhaps Jehovah God of armies will compassionate the remnant of Joseph.
Nahum 1:7
Jehovah is good for a fortress in the day of straits; and he knew those trusting in him.
Luke 11:48
Surely ye testify and assent to your fathers' works: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their tombs.
Romans 7:16
And if what I would not this I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
Romans 7:19-20
For not what good I would, do I; but the evil I would not, this I do.
Romans 12:9
Love unfeigned. Hating evil; fastened to good.
Romans 14:22
Thou has faith; have to thyself before God. Happy he judging not himself in what he proves.
Philippians 3:12-14
Not that I have alreaedy attained or have been already perfected: and I pursue, if I also may overtake, for which also I was overtaken by Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:19
Truly the firm foundation of God has stood, having this seal, The Lord knows them being his. And, Let every one naming the name of Christ remove from iniquity.
Hebrews 1:9
Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity; for this God anointed thee, thy God, with the oil of lively joy above thy partakers.
James 3:2
For in many things we all stumble. If any stumble not in word, this a perfect man, able to govern by a bridle also the whole body.
1 John 1:7-8
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have communion with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from every sin.
Jude 1:23
And some save in fear, snatching out of the fire; hating also the coat stained from the flesh.