the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Romans 7:17
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But I am not really the one doing the evil. It is sin living in me that does it.
So then it is no longer I that do it, but sin which dwells within me.
So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
As it is, I am no longer the one who is doing it, but it is the sin that lives in me.
But now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin that dwells in me.
But I am not really the one who is doing these hated things; it is sin living in me that does them.
So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.
So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
and now it is no longer I that do these things, but the sin which has its home within me does them.
But now Y worche not it now, but the synne that dwellith in me.
So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
So I am not the one doing these evil things. The sin that lives in me is what does them.
So now [if that is the case, then] it is no longer I who do it [the disobedient thing which I despise], but the sin [nature] which lives in me.
So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
So it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.
But now it is no longer "the real me" doing it, but the sin housed inside me.
Now then [it is] no longer *I* [that] do it, but the sin that dwells in me.
But now it is not I who work this, but sin which dwelleth in me.
And then, it is no more I who do that thing; but sin, which dwelleth in me.
Now then, it is no more I that doe it: but sinne that dwelleth in me.
So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
So I am not doing it. Sin living in me is doing it.
But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me.
Nowe then, it is no more I, that doe it, but sinne that dwelleth in me.
Now then it is not I who do it, but sin which dominates me.
Now, however, no longer am, I, working it out, but the, sin, that dwelleth in me:
Now then it is no more I that do it: but sin that dwelleth in me.
Nowe then, it is not I that do it: but sinne that dwelleth in me.
So I am not really the one who does this thing; rather it is the sin that lives in me.
So now I am no longer the one doing it, but it is sin living in me.
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
But now I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that lives in me.
But now I no longer work it out, but the sin dwelling in me.
and now it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me,
So then it is not I that do it, but synne that dwelleth in me:
now then, it is not wholly I that do it, but the sinful passions that dwell in me.
But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can't keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don't have what it takes. I can will it, but I can't do it. I decide to do good, but I don't really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time.
But now it is no longer me doing it, but sin that lives in me.
But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.
It's not really me doing these things wrong, it is the sin that still lives within me.
So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.
So now, no longer am I the one working it out, but sin which dwells in me.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
it is no more: Romans 7:20, Romans 4:7, Romans 4:8, 2 Corinthians 8:12, Philippians 3:8, Philippians 3:9
sin: Romans 7:18, Romans 7:20, Romans 7:23, James 4:5, James 4:6
Reciprocal: Romans 7:8 - sin Romans 8:1 - no
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now then, it is no more I that do it,.... This is another inference, deduced from what is before said, that since he did not approve, but hated what he did, and willed the contrary, it was not he as spiritual, as born again, as a new man, a new creature, that did it; see 1 John 3:9. He says,
But sin that dwelleth in me; the old man, the carnal I, the evil present with him, the law in his members; which not only existed in him, and wrought in him, and that at times very strongly, but dwelt in him, had its abode in him, as it has in all regenerate persons, and will have, as long as they are in the body.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
It is no more I that do it - This is evidently figurative language, for it is really the man that sins when evil is committed. But the apostle makes a distinction between sin and what he intends by the pronoun “I”. By the former he evidently means his corrupt nature. By the latter he refers to his renewed nature, his Christian principles. He means to say that he does not approve or love it in his present state, but that it is the result of his native propensities and passions. In his heart, and conscience, and habitual feeling, he did not choose to commit sin, but abhorred it. Thus, every Christian can say that he does not choose to do evil, but would wish to be perfect; that he hates sin, and yet that his corrupt passions lead him astray.
But sin - My corrupt passions and native propensities.
That dwelleth in me - Dwelling in me as its home. This is a strong expression, denoting that sin had taken up its habitation in the mind, and abode there. It had not been yet wholly dislodged. This expression stands in contrast with another that occurs, where it is said that “the Spirit of God dwells” in the Christian, Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 3:16. The sense is, that he is strongly influenced by sin on the one hand, and by the Spirit on the other. From this expression has arisen the phrase so common among Christians, in-dwelling sin.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 17. Now then it is no more I — It is not that I which constitutes reason and conscience, but sin-corrupt and sensual inclinations, that dwelleth in me-that has the entire domination over my reason, darkening my understanding, and perverting my judgment; for which there is condemnation in the law, but no cure. So we find here that there is a principle in the unregenerate man stronger than reason itself; a principle which is, properly speaking, not of the essence of the soul, but acts in it, as its lord, or as a tyrant. This is inbred and indwelling sin-the seed of the serpent; by which the whole soul is darkened, confused, perverted, and excited to rebellion against God.
