17 But now, (A)no longer am I the one doing it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my (B)flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. 19 For (C)the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

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17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.(A) 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a](B) For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 7:18 Or my flesh