Romans 7:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 7:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 7:15 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. allow: Gr. know" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 7:15 — KJV
“For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. allow: Gr. know”
— Romans 7:15 (KJV)
Romans 7:15 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 7:15
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:15: would, know
“If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. and...: or, wilt thou cease to help him? or, and wouldest cease to leave thy business for him: thou shalt surely leave it to join with him”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:15: would, hate
“And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:15: hate, know
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:15: would, know
“But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. that...: Heb. that is found with him”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:15: hate, know
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