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Butδὲnowνυνὶit is no longerοὐκέτιIἐγὼwho doκατεργάζομαιit,αὐτὸbutἀλλὰthe sinἡ ἁμαρτίαthat dwellsοἰκοῦσαinἐνme.ἐμοὶ
Romans 7:17
Study it in the app“But now it is no longer I who do it, but the sin that dwells in me.”
Paul describes the inner war: he wants the good and does what he hatesTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:17, word by word
- nowνυνὶnyni
now
"Now", "at this moment"; a stronger form of "now".
Where else “nyni” appears- who doκατεργάζομαιkatergazomai
commit
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “katergazomai” appears- the sinἁμαρτίαhamartia
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartia” appears- that dwellsοἰκοῦσαoikousa
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place; also live with someone.
Where else “oikousa” appears
The context
16But if what I do not want, this I do, I agree with the law that it is good.
17 · This verse (above)
18For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the wanting is present with me, but the doing of the good is not.
To study Romans 7 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say he does and does not do, and how does he feel about it? (vv. 15-19, 24)
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul describes his inner struggle so frankly? What answer does he give at the end? (vv. 21-25)
3. How I live it
Paul admits his inner struggle without hiding it. To whom could you confidently tell a struggle of your own?