19for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise.


In Context

16 And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that it is good,

17 and now it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me,

18 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,

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

20 And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling in me.

21 I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present,

Romans 7:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:19For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:19For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:19For the good which I will, I do not; but the evil which I will not, that I do.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:19For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:19For I do not practise the good that I will; but the evil I do not will, that I do.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:19For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:19For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:19For the good which I desire, I don't do; but the evil which I don't desire, that I practice.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:19For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.