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Romans 7:23

Romans 7:23
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

O wretched man that I am,.... Not as considered in Christ, for as such he was a most happy man, being blessed with all spiritual blessings, and secure from all condemnation and wrath; nor with respect…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

But I see another law - Note, Rom 7:21. In my members - In my body; in my flesh; in my corrupt and sinful propensities; Note, Rom 6:13; compare 1Co 6:15; Col 3:5. The body is composed of many members;…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

But I see another law in my members - Though the person in question is less or more under the continual influence of reason and conscience, which offer constant testimony against sin, yet as long as…

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

I see The true Self contemplates, as it were, the perverting element, the Alter Ego, the flesh. Such conscious contemplation surely befits the idea of the regenerate state rather than that of the…