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Romans 7:20

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does Romans 7:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
Romans 7:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Romans 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
18For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good [is] not.
19For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.
20But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
21I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.
22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23but 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now if I do that I would not, etc..] The same conclusion is formed here, as in (<450717>Romans 7:17), not with any view to excuse himself from blame in sinning, but to trace the lusts of his heart, and the sins of his life, to the source and fountain of them, the corruption of his nature; and to ascribe them to the proper cause of them, which was not the law of God, nor the new man, but sin that dwelt in him.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Now if I do ... - This verse is also a repetition of what was said in Romans 7:16-17. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“it is no: Rom 7:17 Romans 7:21”
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