Romans 7:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 7:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 7:20 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 7:20 — KJV
“Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.”
— Romans 7:20 (KJV)
Romans 7:20 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 7:20
“Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:20: now, more, sin
“Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:20: now, more, sin
“So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? whom the king...: Heb. in whose honour the king delighteth”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:20: now, would, more
“And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:20: now, more, sin
“Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. which...: Heb. by my causing of them, etc”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:20: now, more, sin
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