Romans 7:15
For I alow not that which I do: for what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
In Context
14For we knowe that the Law is spirituall, but I am carnall, solde vnder sinne.
16If I doe then that which I woulde not, I consent to the Lawe, that it is good.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 36:4Hee imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed: he setteth himselfe vpon a way, that is not good, and doeth not abhorre euill.
Psalms 97:10Ye that loue the Lord, hate euill: he preserueth the soules of his Saints: hee will deliuer them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalms 119:1ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
Psalms 119:40Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
Psalms 119:113SAMECH. I hate vaine inuentions: but thy Lawe doe I loue.
Matthew Henry on Romans 7:8-25
Excellency of the Law; Usefulness of the Law. ( a. d. 58.) 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto… Read the whole commentary →