For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 7 of Romans. The inner struggle shows humanity’s inability to free itself from the power of sin through willpower alone. The cry for deliverance finds its answer in Jesus Christ and prepares the development of Romans 8.
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Denn ich weiß, daß in mir, das ist in meinem Fleische, wohnt nichts Gutes. Wollen habe ich wohl, aber vollbringen das Gute finde ich nicht.
Y yo sé que en mí (es a saber, en mi carne) no mora el bien: porque tengo el querer, mas efectuar el bien no lo alcanzo.
Porque sé que en mí, es decir, en mi carne, no habita el bien. Querer el bien está en mí, pero no el realizarlo.
Ce qui est bon, je le sais, n'habite pas en moi, c'est-à-dire dans ma chair: j'ai la volonté, mais non le pouvoir de faire le bien.
Perciocchè io so che in me, cioè nella mia carne, non abita alcun bene; poichè ben è in me il volere, ma di compiere il bene, io non ne trovo il modo.
Porque eu sei que em mim, isto é, na minha carne, não habita bem algum; e com efeito o querer está em mim, mas não consigo realizar o bem.
我也知道,住在我裏面的,就是我肉體之中,沒有善。因為立志為善由得我,只是行出來由不得我。
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