Romans 7:21

¹⁹ For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.

²⁰ And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

²² For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.

²³ But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.
KJV: I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
WEB: I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.
ASV: I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.
DARBY: I find then the law upon *me* who will to practise what is right, that with *me* evil is there.
BLB: I find, then, the law in my wanting to do good, that evil is present with me.

ÅB: Så jeg finner den loven som gjelder for meg, jeg som vil gjøre det gode, at det onde ligger meg for hånden;
OTB: Så jeg finner dette prinsippet i arbeid: Selv om jeg vil gjøre godt, er det onde rett der med meg.
B1930: Så finner jeg da den lov for mig, jeg som vil gjøre det gode, at det onde ligger mig for hånden;

Ephesians 6:11–13
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
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Romans 8:2
For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
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Romans 6:14
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
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Romans 7:23
But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
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Romans 6:12
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
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Hebrews 2:17
For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
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Psalms 119:133
Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
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Zechariah 3:1–4
Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
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