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G3873 — παράκειμαι

parakeimai · be present · Greek

παρά-κειμαι [in LXX: Jdt.3.2-3, Sir.30:18 34:16, Dan LXX Bel 1:14, 2,3 Mac.5* ;] to lie beside, be near, be present: Rom.7:18, 21.† (AS)

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Romans 7:18 · παράκειταίI know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.Romans 7:21 · παράκειται.So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.