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Romans 7:15

King James Version (KJV)

For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

Translations

Romans 7:15 - Amplified Bible

For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled, bewildered]. I do not practice {or} accomplish what I wish, but I do the very thing that I loathe [which my moral instinct condemns].

Romans 7:15 - American Standard Version

For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.

Romans 7:15 - Bible in Basic English

And I have no clear knowledge of what I am doing, for that which I have a mind to do, I do not, but what I have hate for, that I do.

Romans 7:15 - Darby Bible

For that which I do, I do not own: for not what I will, this I do; but what I hate, this I practise.

Romans 7:15 - English Standard Version

For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.

Romans 7:15 - 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.

Romans 7:15 - La Biblia de las Americas

Porque lo que hago, no lo entiendo; porque no practico lo que quiero hacer, sino que lo que aborrezco, eso hago.

Romans 7:15 - The Message

Romans 7:15 - New American Standard Bible

For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I {would} like to {do,} but I am doing the very thing I hate.

Romans 7:15 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Porque lo que hago, no lo entiendo. Porque no practico lo que quiero hacer, sino que lo que aborrezco, eso hago.

Romans 7:15 - World English Bible

For I don`t know what I am doing. For I don`t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

Romans 7:15 - Young's Living Translation

for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.

Romans 7:15 - Additional Comments

Are there sins that you seem to regularly struggle with? Do you feel that you are alone, that others can't be thinking the same thoughts, or be so depraved? Paul shows that we all struggle with sin.
One of the strange things to comprehend is that we know sin is wrong, we don't want to sin, we know that sin always has terrible consequences, and yet... we still sin. It makes no sense.
Isn't Paul the wise one, the one with all the answers? Yet here he is dumbfounded - he cannot figure it out. He cannot explain why he is doing the very thing he hates.
Do you know why is isn't revealed what sins Paul struggled with? Because if that was not our sin, we might scoff at Paul and ignore what makes us sick (for example, would you react differently knowing he struggled with lust versus thoughts of homosexuality). It is so easy for us to see the stick in another's eye but not notice the log in our own eye (Matt 7:3-4). We just need to identify with each other in that we all have this crazy struggle.
In her book, Joni, Joni Ericson Toda describes her first distressing realization of the grim reality of her paralysis. Joni was only 15 when she was permanently paralyzed from the neck down as the result of a diving accident. She was rushed to the hospital for extensive tests and x-rays to determine the extent of her injury. As she lay unclothed on a hospital cart, the sheet covering her slipped to the side leaving her partially exposed. In her modesty, Joni desperately wanted to cover herself, a small task easily and quickly accomplished before her accident. But now, as much as she wanted to make her arms and hands move, they simply would not respond. Joni knew in her mind exactly what she wanted to do, but her body was totally unresponsive.
Similarly, no matter how much we may wish to obey God, we find ourselves in sin. As Paul describes his frustration, with his mind he desires to serve God. He agrees with the Law of God and rejoices in it. He wants to do what is right, but his body will not respond. He watches, almost as a third party, as sin sends a signal to his body, and as his body responds to it. Paul finds, as we do, that our fleshly bodies refuse to obey God and do that which we desire and which delights God.

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