Romans 7:20

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

Romans 7:20 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 7:20

Now if I do that I would not
The same conclusion is formed here, as in ( Romans 7:17 ) , not with any view to excuse himself from blame in sinning, but to trace the lusts of his heart, and the sins of his life, to the source and fountain of them, the corruption of his nature; and to ascribe them to the proper cause of them, which was not the law of God, nor the new man, but sin that dwelt in him.

Romans 7:20 In-Context

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

22 condelector enim legi Dei secundum interiorem hominem