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Romans 7:20

Romans 7:20
Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I find then a law,.... This is to be understood either of the corruption of nature, which he found by experience to be in him; and which, because of its force, power, and prevalence it sometimes had…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Now if I do ... - This verse is also a repetition of what was said in Rom 7:16-17.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

It is no more I - My will is against it; my reason and conscience condemn it. But sin that dwelleth in me - the principle of sin, which has possessed itself of all my carnal appetites and passions,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Romans 7:14-25

Here is a description of the conflict between grace and corruption in the heart, between the law of God and the law of sin. And it is applicable two ways: - 1. To the struggles that are in a convinced…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Romans 7:19-20

] These verses almost repeat Rom 7:15; Rom 7:17; not however as a tautology, but as emphasizing by repetition the two main facts in view, the reality of the renewal of the will, and the reality of the…

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