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Romans 7:15

Romans 7:15
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

For that which I do, I allow not,.... The apostle having cleared the law from the charge of being the cause either of…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

For that which I do - That is, the evil which I do, the sin of which I am conscious, and which troubles me. I allow not…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

For, that which I do, I allow not, etc. - The first clause of this verse is a general assertion concerning the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Romans 7:14-25

Here is a description of the conflict between grace and corruption in the heart, between the law of God and the law of…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

I do The Gr. word is strong; carry out; perhaps with allusion to servile task-work.

allow In the old English sense of…