18 [a]For I know, that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me: but I find [b]no means to perform that which is good,

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  1. Romans 7:18 This vice, or sin, or law of sin, doth wholly possess those men which are not regenerate, and hindereth them or holdeth them back that are regenerate.
  2. Romans 7:18 This doth indeed agree to that man, whom the grace of God hath made a new man: for where the Spirit is not, how can there be any strife there.

18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a](A) For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.

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  1. Romans 7:18 Or my flesh