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Literal Standard Version
Romans 7:16
And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the Law that [it is] good,
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Christian Standard Bible®
Now if I do what I do not want to do, I agree with the law that it is good.
Now if I do what I do not want to do, I agree with the law that it is good.
King James Version (1611)
If then I doe that which I would not, I consent vnto the Law, that it is good.
If then I doe that which I would not, I consent vnto the Law, that it is good.
King James Version
If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
English Standard Version
Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good.
Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good.
New American Standard Bible
However, if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, that the Law is good.
However, if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, that the Law is good.
New Century Version
And if I do not want to do the hated things I do, that means I agree that the law is good.
And if I do not want to do the hated things I do, that means I agree that the law is good.
Amplified Bible
Now if I habitually do what I do not want to do, [that means] I agree with the Law, confessing that it is good (morally excellent).
Now if I habitually do what I do not want to do, [that means] I agree with the Law, confessing that it is good (morally excellent).
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good.
But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good.
Legacy Standard Bible
But if I do the very thing I do not want, I agree with the Law, that it is good.
But if I do the very thing I do not want, I agree with the Law, that it is good.
Berean Standard Bible
And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
Contemporary English Version
Although I don't do what I know is right, I agree that the Law is good.
Although I don't do what I know is right, I agree that the Law is good.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now if I am doing what I don't want to do, I am agreeing that the Torah is good.
Now if I am doing what I don't want to do, I am agreeing that the Torah is good.
Darby Translation
But if what I do not will, this I practise, I consent to the law that [it is] right.
But if what I do not will, this I practise, I consent to the law that [it is] right.
Easy-to-Read Version
And if I don't want to do what I do, that means I agree that the law is good.
And if I don't want to do what I do, that means I agree that the law is good.
Geneva Bible (1587)
If I doe then that which I woulde not, I consent to the Lawe, that it is good.
If I doe then that which I woulde not, I consent to the Lawe, that it is good.
George Lamsa Translation
So then if I do that which I do not wish to do, I can testify concerning the law that it is good.
So then if I do that which I do not wish to do, I can testify concerning the law that it is good.
Good News Translation
Since what I do is what I don't want to do, this shows that I agree that the Law is right.
Since what I do is what I don't want to do, this shows that I agree that the Law is right.
Lexham English Bible
But if what I do not want to do, this I do, I agree with the law that it is good.
But if what I do not want to do, this I do, I agree with the law that it is good.
Literal Translation
But if I do what I do not will, I agree with the Law, that it is good.
But if I do what I do not will, I agree with the Law, that it is good.
American Standard Version
But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.
But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.
Bible in Basic English
But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.
But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.
Hebrew Names Version
But if what I don't desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
But if what I don't desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
International Standard Version
Now if I do what I don't want to do, I agree that the law is good.
Now if I do what I don't want to do, I agree that the law is good.
Etheridge Translation
And if the thing that I would not, I do, I witness of the law that it is good. [fn]
And if the thing that I would not, I do, I witness of the law that it is good. [fn]
Murdock Translation
And if I do what I would not, I testify of the law, that it is right.
And if I do what I would not, I testify of the law, that it is right.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If I do nowe that which I woulde not, I consent vnto the lawe, that it is good.
If I do nowe that which I woulde not, I consent vnto the lawe, that it is good.
English Revised Version
But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.
But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.
World English Bible
But if what I don't desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
But if what I don't desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
If then I do what I would not, I consent to the law, that it is good.
If then I do what I would not, I consent to the law, that it is good.
Weymouth's New Testament
But if I do that which I do not desire to do, I admit the excellence of the Law,
But if I do that which I do not desire to do, I admit the excellence of the Law,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And if Y do that thing that Y wole not, Y consente to the lawe, that it is good.
And if Y do that thing that Y wole not, Y consente to the lawe, that it is good.
Update Bible Version
But if what I do not want, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
But if what I do not want, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
Webster's Bible Translation
If then I do that which I would not, I consent to the law that [it is] good.
If then I do that which I would not, I consent to the law that [it is] good.
New English Translation
But if I do what I don't want, I agree that the law is good.
But if I do what I don't want, I agree that the law is good.
New King James Version
If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good.
If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good.
New Living Translation
But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good.
But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good.
New Life Bible
When I do the thing I do not want to do, it shows me that the Law is right and good.
When I do the thing I do not want to do, it shows me that the Law is right and good.
New Revised Standard
Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good.
Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, if what I wish not the same I do, I consent unto the law that it is right.
Now, if what I wish not the same I do, I consent unto the law that it is right.
Douay-Rheims Bible
If then I do that which I will not, I consent to the law, that it is good.
If then I do that which I will not, I consent to the law, that it is good.
Revised Standard Version
Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good.
Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Yf I do now that which I wolde not I graute to the lawe that it is good.
Yf I do now that which I wolde not I graute to the lawe that it is good.
Young's Literal Translation
And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that [it is] good,
And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that [it is] good,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf I do now that which I wil not, the graunte I, that the lawe is good.
Yf I do now that which I wil not, the graunte I, that the lawe is good.
Mace New Testament (1729)
if then I do what I in my mind am against, the consent of my mind is, that the law is right.
if then I do what I in my mind am against, the consent of my mind is, that the law is right.
Simplified Cowboy Version
If I know what I'm doing is wrong, then that shows the Code is good.
If I know what I'm doing is wrong, then that shows the Code is good.
Contextual Overview
14For we have known that the Law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by sin; 15for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practice, but what I hate, this I do. 16And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the Law that [it is] good,17and now it is no longer I that work it, but sin dwelling in me, 18for I have known that there does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and I do not find to work that which is right, 19for the good that I will, I do not do; but the evil that I do not will, this I practice. 20And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but sin that is dwelling in me. 21I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, the evil is present with me, 22for I delight in the Law of God according to the inward man, 23and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin that [is] in my members.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I consent: Romans 7:12, Romans 7:14, Romans 7:22, Psalms 119:127, Psalms 119:128
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 9:13 - gavest Job 33:27 - right Psalms 119:47 - which Psalms 119:140 - pure Amos 5:15 - Hate Micah 6:8 - what is Romans 7:15 - what Philippians 1:10 - ye 1 Timothy 1:8 - the law
Cross-References
Genesis 7:1
And YHWH says to Noah, "Come, you and all your house, into the Ark, for I have seen you [are] righteous before Me in this generation;
And YHWH says to Noah, "Come, you and all your house, into the Ark, for I have seen you [are] righteous before Me in this generation;
Genesis 7:2
you take seven pairs from all the clean beasts to yourself, a male and its female; and of the beasts which are not clean—two, a male and its female;
you take seven pairs from all the clean beasts to yourself, a male and its female; and of the beasts which are not clean—two, a male and its female;
Genesis 7:3
also, seven pairs from [each] bird of the heavens, a male and a female, to keep alive seed on the face of all the earth;
also, seven pairs from [each] bird of the heavens, a male and a female, to keep alive seed on the face of all the earth;
Genesis 7:4
for after seven more days I am sending rain on the earth [for] forty days and forty nights, and have wiped away all the substance that I have made from off the face of the ground."
for after seven more days I am sending rain on the earth [for] forty days and forty nights, and have wiped away all the substance that I have made from off the face of the ground."
Genesis 7:5
And Noah does according to all that YHWH has commanded him.
And Noah does according to all that YHWH has commanded him.
Genesis 7:10
And it comes to pass, after seven days, that waters of the flood have been on the earth.
And it comes to pass, after seven days, that waters of the flood have been on the earth.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God [is] a habitation, || And beneath [are] continuous arms. And He casts out the enemy from your presence and says, Destroy!
The eternal God [is] a habitation, || And beneath [are] continuous arms. And He casts out the enemy from your presence and says, Destroy!
Psalms 46:2
Therefore we do not fear in the changing of earth, || And in the slipping of mountains || Into the heart of the seas.
Therefore we do not fear in the changing of earth, || And in the slipping of mountains || Into the heart of the seas.
Proverbs 3:23
Then you go your way confidently, || And your foot does not stumble.
Then you go your way confidently, || And your foot does not stumble.
Matthew 25:10
And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the wedding feasts, and the door was shut;
And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the wedding feasts, and the door was shut;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If then I do that which I would not,.... This is a corollary, or an inference from what he had related of his own experience; that since what he did, though it was contrary to the law of God, yet was what he did not will nor allow of, but hated, it must be a clear point, that he
consented to the law, that it was good; lovely and amiable; that it forbad those things which were hateful, and commanded those things which were desirable to a good man; and so is acknowledged to be a very beautiful rule of obedience, walk, and conversation.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I consent unto the law - The very struggle with evil shows that it is not loved, or approved, but that the Law which condemns it is really loved. Christians may here find a test of their piety. The fact of struggling against evil, the desire to be free from it, and to overcome it, the anxiety and grief which it causes, is an evidence that we do not love it, and that there. fore we are the friends of God. Perhaps nothing can be a more decisive test of piety than a long-continued and painful struggle against evil passions and desires in every form, and a panting of the soul to be delivered from the power and dominion of sin.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Romans 7:16. If then I do that which I would not, c.] Knowing that the law condemns it, and that therefore it must be evil. I consent unto the law I show by this circumstance that I acknowledge the law to be good.
