Berean Standard Bible
“I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.”
Romans 7 contains Paul's wrestling with the struggle between wanting to do good and failing to do it. Interpreters differ on whether he describes his pre-Christian life, his present life, or a representative experience.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
World English Bible (WEB)
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good [is] not.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
for I have known that there does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y yo sé que en mí (es á saber, en mi carne) no mora el bien: porque tengo el querer, mas efectuar el bien no lo alcanzo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Yo sé que en mi vieja naturaleza no hay nada bueno. Pues aunque quiero hacer lo bueno, no puedo.
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