Romans

Romans 7:18–21

¹⁸I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. ¹⁹For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do. ²⁰And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it .

²¹So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

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Romans 7:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I know	Οἶδα	Oida	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1492 I know, remember
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
nothing	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
good	ἀγαθόν	agathon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G18 good
lives	οἰκεῖ	oikei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3611 I inhabit, dwell
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
me	ἐμοί	emoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
that	τοῦτ’	tout’	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
flesh	σαρκί	sarki	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
I	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
have	παράκειταί	parakeitai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3873 I am present with, rest with
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
desire	θέλειν	thelein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to do	κατεργάζεσθαι	katergazesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2716 I work out, produce, accomplish
what is	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
good	καλὸν	kalon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
cannot	οὔ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not

Romans 7:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
I do not do	ποιῶ	poiō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
good	ἀγαθόν	agathon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G18 good
I want	θέλω	thelō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
Instead	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
I keep on doing	πράσσω	prassō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4238 I do, fare, require
evil	κακὸν	kakon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
I do not want	θέλω	thelō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire

Romans 7:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
if	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
do	ποιῶ	poiō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
what	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
I do not want	θέλω	thelō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
no longer	οὐκέτι	ouketi	Adverb	G3765 no longer, no more
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
who do	κατεργάζομαι	katergazomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G2716 I work out, produce, accomplish
it	αὐτὸ	auto	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
sin	ἁμαρτία	hamartia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G266 a sin
living	οἰκοῦσα	oikousa	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3611 I inhabit, dwell
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
me	ἐμοὶ	emoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

Romans 7:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	ἄρα	ara	Conjunction	G686 then, therefore, since
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
principle	νόμον	nomon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
I have discovered	Εὑρίσκω	Heuriskō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2147 I find
When I	ἐμοὶ	emoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
want	θέλοντι	thelonti	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to do	ποιεῖν	poiein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4160 I do, make
good	καλὸν	kalon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
evil	κακὸν	kakon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
is right there with	παράκειται	parakeitai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3873 I am present with, rest with
me	ἐμοὶ	emoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

Cross-references

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Romans 7:18 John 3:6 · Psalm 51:5 · Galatians 5:17 · Romans 7:25 · Psalm 119:115–117 · Job 14:4 · Galatians 5:24 · Job 15:14–16 · Philippians 2:13 · Genesis 6:5 · Titus 3:3 · Romans 8:3–13

Romans 7:19 Romans 7:15

Romans 7:20 Romans 7:17

Romans 7:21 Romans 6:14 · Ephesians 6:11–13 · Romans 7:23 · Romans 8:2 · Hebrews 2:17 · Psalm 119:133 · Romans 6:12 · 2 Peter 2:19 · Psalm 119:37 · John 8:34 · Zechariah 3:1–4 · Hebrews 4:15

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