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And the commandment,which was ordained tolife,Ifound* to be untodeath.
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Forsin,takingoccasionby the commandment,deceivedme,andbyitslew me.
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Whereforethelaw is holy,and the commandmentholy,andjust,andgood.
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Was then that which is goodmadedeath unto me? God forbid*. Butsin,that it might appearsin,workingdeath in meby that which is good;thatsinby the commandment might becomeexceeding*sinful.
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For we knowthat the lawisspiritual:butIamcarnal,soldundersin.
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For that which I do I allow[a]not:forwhat I would, that do Inot;butwhat I hate, that do I.
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Ifthen I dothatwhich I wouldnot, I consent unto the lawthat it is good.
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Nowthen it is no moreI that doit,butsin that dwellethinme.
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For I knowthatinme (that is, inmy flesh,) dwellethno good thing:for to will is present with me;but how to perform that which is good I findnot.
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Forthegood that I would I donot:but the evilwhich I wouldnot,that I do.
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NowifIdothatIwouldnot, it is no more*I that doit,butsin that dwellethinme.