Parallel Verses

Godbey New Testament

for the good which I will I do not; but the evil which I do not will, that I do.

New American Standard Bible

For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

King James Version

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Holman Bible

For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do.

International Standard Version

For I don't do the good I want to do, but instead do the evil that I don't want to do.

A Conservative Version

For I do not do good that I want, instead, wrong that I do not want, this I do.

American Standard Version

For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.

Amplified

For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

An Understandable Version

For I do not do the good [things] I want to, but I practice the evil [things] I do not want to.

Anderson New Testament

For the good that I wish to do, I do not; but the evil that I wish not to do, this I do.

Bible in Basic English

For the good which I have a mind to do, I do not: but the evil which I have no mind to do, that I do.

Common New Testament

For I do not do the good I want to do; but the evil I do not want to do is what I do.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for the good that I purpose to do, I do not: but the evil which I resolve against, that I do.

Darby Translation

For I do not practise the good that I will; but the evil I do not will, that I do.

Goodspeed New Testament

I do not do the good things that I want to do; I do the wrong things that I do not want to do.

John Wesley New Testament

For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Julia Smith Translation

For not what good I would, do I; but the evil I would not, this I do.

King James 2000

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For the good that I want [to do], I do not do, but the evil that I do not want [to do], this I do.

Modern King James verseion

For I do not do the good that I desire; but the evil which I do not will, that I do.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For I do not that good thing which I would: but that evil do I, which I would not.

Moffatt New Testament

I cannot be good as I want to be, and I do wrong against my wishes.

Montgomery New Testament

For the good that I intend to do, I do not; but the evil which I do not; but the evil which I do not intend to do, that I am ever practising.

NET Bible

For I do not do the good I want, but I do the very evil I do not want!

New Heart English Bible

For the good which I desire, I do not do; but the evil which I do not desire, that I practice.

Noyes New Testament

For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Sawyer New Testament

for the good which I wish I do not, but the evil which I wish not this I do.

The Emphasized Bible

For not, the good that I wish, I do, but, the evil that I do not wish, the same I practise.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For I do not the good which I wish: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Twentieth Century New Testament

I fail to do the good thing that I want to do, but the bad thing that I want not to do-that I habitually do.

Webster

For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Weymouth New Testament

For what I do is not the good thing that I desire to do; but the evil thing that I desire not to do, is what I constantly do.

Williams New Testament

Indeed, I do not do the good things that I want to do, but I do practice the evil things that I do not want to do.

World English Bible

For the good which I desire, I don't do; but the evil which I don't desire, that I practice.

Worrell New Testament

For the good that I wish, I do not; but the evil which I wish not, this I practice.

Worsley New Testament

For I do not the good that I would; but the evil which I would not, this I do.

Youngs Literal Translation

for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

the good
G18
ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
τοῦτο 
Touto 
Usage: 980
Usage: 232

I would
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136
Usage: 136

I do
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

not
οὐ 
Ou 
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032
Usage: 1032

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

the evil
κακός 
Kakos 
Usage: 46

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

Context Readings

Internal Conflict With Sin

18 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: 19 for the good which I will I do not; but the evil which I do not will, that I do. 20 If I do that which I do not will, it is no longer I that do it, but sin dwelling in me.



Cross References

Romans 7:15

For that which I do, I know not: for I do that which I do not will; but I do that which I hate.

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