Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
but I see another power operating in my lower nature in conflict with the power operated by my reason, which makes me a prisoner to the power of sin which is operating in my lower nature.
New American Standard Bible
but I see
King James Version
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Holman Bible
But I see a different law in the parts of my body,
International Standard Version
but I see in my body a different principle waging war with the Law in my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin that exists in my body.
A Conservative Version
but I see a different law in my body-parts, warring against the law of my mind, and taking me captive in the law of sin, which is in my body-parts.
American Standard Version
but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
Amplified
but I see a different law and rule of action in the members of my body [in its appetites and desires], waging war against the law of my mind and subduing me and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is within my members.
An Understandable Version
but I see a different law [at work] in my body, waging [spiritual] warfare against the law in my mind. It brings me into captivity to the law of sin in my body.
Anderson New Testament
but I perceive another law in my members, at war with the law of my mind, and making me a captive to the law of sin, which is in my members.
Bible in Basic English
But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.
Common New Testament
but I see in my members another law, at war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin which dwells in my members.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but I perceive in the animal part of me another law warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin, which is in my animal part.
Darby Translation
but I see another law in my members, warring in opposition to the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which exists in my members.
Godbey New Testament
but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Goodspeed New Testament
but all through my body I see another principle in conflict with the law of my reason, which makes me a prisoner to that law of sin that runs through my body.
John Wesley New Testament
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and captivating me to the law of sin, which is in my members.
Julia Smith Translation
And I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my mind, and taking me captive to the law of sin being in my members.
King James 2000
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Lexham Expanded Bible
but I observe another law in my members, at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that exists in my members.
Modern King James verseion
but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin being in my members.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But I see another law in my members rebelling against the law of my mind, and subduing me unto the law of sin, which is in my members.
Moffatt New Testament
but then I find quite another law in my members which conflicts with the law of my mind and makes me a prisoner to sin's law that resides in my members.
Montgomery New Testament
but I find a different law in my bodily faculties, waging war with the law of my will, and taking me prisoner to that law of sin which is in my bodily faculties.
NET Bible
But I see a different law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.
New Heart English Bible
but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
Noyes New Testament
but I perceive another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Sawyer New Testament
but I see another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and making me captive to the law of sin which is in my members.
The Emphasized Bible
But I behold a diverse law in my members, warring against the law of my mind and taking me captive in the law of sin which existeth in my members: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
but I see another law in my members, militating against the law in my mind, and making me captive to the law of sin which is in my members.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But throughout my body I see a different law, one which is in conflict with the law accepted by my reason, and which endeavors to make me a prisoner to that law of Sin which exists throughout my body.
Webster
But I see another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Weymouth New Testament
but I discover within me a different Law at war with the Law of my understanding, and leading me captive to the Law which is everywhere at work in my body--the Law of sin.
World English Bible
but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
Worrell New Testament
but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Worsley New Testament
but I perceive another law in my body warring against the law of my mind, and captivating me to the law of sin, which is in my body.
Youngs Literal Translation
and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of the sin that is in my members.
Themes
Battle of Life » The spiritual conflict characteristics of » An inward battle
Bondage, spiritual » General references to the bondage of sin
Bondage, spiritual » Is to sin
spiritual Conflict » Characteristics of » An inward battle
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » In bondage to sin
Flesh » What dwells in the flesh
Good and evil » Subjective conflict between
Law » Christ being the end of the law
Mind » What wars against the mind
Sin » General references to the bondage of sin
Sin » Saints » Have yet the remains of, in them
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Bondage
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » An inward battle
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » An inward battle
Stoicism » Paul teaches » That the "law of the mind" is at war with the "law of the members,"
Thankfulness » Should be offered » For deliverance from indwelling sin, through Christ
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For deliverance through Christ from in-dwelling sin
War » Illustrative of » The contest of saints with the enemies of their salvation
War » Figurative » Is against » The flesh
War/weapons » What wars against the mind
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 7:23
Images Romans 7:23
Prayers for Romans 7:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Internal Conflict With Sin
22 For in accordance with my better inner nature I approve God's law, 23 but I see another power operating in my lower nature in conflict with the power operated by my reason, which makes me a prisoner to the power of sin which is operating in my lower nature. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who can save me from this deadly lower nature?
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Cross References
Galatians 5:17
For the cravings of the lower nature are just the opposite to those of the Spirit, and the cravings of the Spirit are just the opposite of those of the lower nature; these two are opposed to each other, so that you cannot do anything you please.
James 4:1
What causes wars and quarrels among you? Is it not your different desires which are ever at war within your bodies? You desire things and cannot have them, and so you commit murder.
Romans 7:25
Thank God! It has been done through Jesus Christ our Lord! So in my higher nature I am a slave to the law of God, but in my lower nature, to the law of sin.
1 Peter 2:11
Dearly beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the evil desires of your lower nature, because they are always at war with the soul.
Romans 6:19
I am speaking in familiar human terms because of the frailty of your nature. For just as you formerly offered the parts of your bodies in slavery to impurity and to ever increasing lawlessness, so now you must once for all offer them in slavery to right-doing, which leads to consecration.
Romans 7:21
So I find this law: When I want to do right, the wrong is always in my way.
Romans 8:2
For the life-giving power of the Spirit through union with Christ Jesus has set us free from the power of sin and death.
Romans 6:13
and you must stop offering to sin the parts of your bodies as instruments for wrongdoing, but you must once for all offer yourselves to God as persons raised from the dead to live on perpetually, and once for all offer the parts of your bodies to God as instruments for right-doing.
Romans 7:5
For when we were living in accordance with our lower nature, the sinful passions that were aroused by the law were operating in the parts of our bodies to make us bear fruit that leads to death.
Romans 7:14
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am made of flesh that is frail, sold into slavery to sin.
1 Timothy 6:11-12
But you, as a man of God, must be fleeing always from these things; you must constantly strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
2 Timothy 2:25-26
With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,
Hebrews 12:4
You have not yet, as you have struggled on against sin, resisted to the point of pouring out your blood,
James 3:2
For we all make many a slip. If anyone never slips in speech, he is a man of maturity; he can control his whole body too.