Romans 7:19

19 non enim quod volo bonum hoc facio sed quod nolo malum hoc ago

Romans 7:19 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 7:19

For the good that I would, I do not
The apostle here repeats what he had delivered in ( Romans 7:15 Romans 7:16 ) to strengthen and confirm this part of his experience; that though he had a will to that which was good, yet he wanted power, and had none of himself to perform; and therefore often did what he would not, and what he would he did not.

Romans 7:19 In-Context

17 nunc autem iam non ego operor illud sed quod habitat in me peccatum

18 scio enim quia non habitat in me hoc est in carne mea bonum nam velle adiacet mihi perficere autem bonum non invenio

19 non enim quod volo bonum hoc facio sed quod nolo malum hoc ago

20 si autem quod nolo illud facio non ego operor illud sed quod habitat in me peccatum

21 invenio igitur legem volenti mihi facere bonum quoniam mihi malum adiacet