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For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on… — Apostle Paul

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For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

In the original Greek

οὐ γὰρ ὃ θέλω ποιῶ ἀγαθόν, ἀλλὰ ὃ οὐ θέλω κακὸν τοῦτο πράσσω.

Apostle Paul
Romans 7:19 · 56
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Good and evilSinHuman nature
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Irony
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Religious literature
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Scripture
Time
56New Testament Era
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Apostle Paul
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 7:19).

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