Romans 7:16

In 9 translations

BSB

And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.

KJV

If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

WEB

But if what I don’t desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.

ASV

But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.

LSV

And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the Law that [it is] good,

YLT

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

DBY

But if what I do not will, this I practise, I consent to the law that [it is] right.

DRC

If then I do that which I will not, I consent to the law, that it is good.

GNV

If I doe then that which I woulde not, I consent to the Lawe, that it is good.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT

εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ θέλω τοῦτο ποιῶ, σύμφημι τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι καλός.

RP2018

Εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ θέλω, τοῦτο ποιῶ, σύμφημι τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι καλός.

TR-Boyd

Εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ θέλω, τοῦτο ποιῶ, σύμφημι τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι καλός.

SCR1894

ει δε ο ου θελω τουτο ποιω συμφημι τω νομω οτι καλος

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Romans 7:12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
• 1 Timothy 1:8Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
• Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
• Psalms 119:127–128Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold. Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
• Romans 7:22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.

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