Romans

Romans 7:18

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.

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.