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Romans 7:20 — King James Version← Study notes

Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.


Romans 7:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 7:2017 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ho
whatrelative pronounG3739
οὐou
notadverbG3756
θέλωthelō
I do wantverbG2309
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ποιῶpoiō
doverbG4160
οὐκέτιouketi
after that (not), (not) any more, hencefo…adverbG3765
ἐγὼegō
I myselfpronounG1473
κατεργάζομαιkatergazomai
who doverbG2716
αὐτὸauto
itpronounG846
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
that whicharticleG3588
οἰκοῦσαoikousa
is dwellingverbG3611
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἐμοὶemoi
I myselfpronounG1473
ἁμαρτίαhamartia
sinnounG266
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 7:20

“For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it but sin that dwells in me.” Do you see, how he acquits the essence of the soul, as well as the essence of the flesh, from accusation, and removes it entirely to sinful actions? For if the soul wills not the evil, it is cleared: and if he does not work it himself, the body too is set free, and the whole may be charged upon the evil moral…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 13 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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