KJV King James Version
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 7:23
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
WEB World English Bible
but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
ASV American Standard Version
but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of the sin that is in my members.
Surrounding context — Romans 7
20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
βλέπωG991 · blepōto seeδὲG1161 · dethenἕτερονG2087 · heterosotherνόμονG3551 · nomoslawἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμέλεσίνG3196 · melosmemberμουG3165 · memeἀντιστρατευόμενονG497 · antistrateuomaito wage war againstτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμῳG3551 · nomoslawτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoνοόςG3563 · nousmindμουG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandαἰχμαλωτίζοντάG163 · aichmalōtizōto captureμεG3165 · memeἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμῳG3551 · nomoslawτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁμαρτίαςG266 · hamartiasinτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄντιG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμέλεσίνG3196 · melosmemberμου.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Galatians 5:17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.James 4:1From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.Romans 6:19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.Romans 7:25I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;Hebrews 12:4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.1 Timothy 6:11-12But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.2 Timothy 2:25-26In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;Romans 7:21I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.Romans 6:13Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.Ecclesiastes 7:20For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.Romans 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.Psalm 142:7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.Romans 7:14For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.James 3:2For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same [is] a perfect man, [and] able also to bridle the whole body.
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