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For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

I know not (ου γινωσκω). "I do not recognize" in its true nature. My spiritual perceptions are dulled, blinded by sin ([Reference …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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. I …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

That which I do I allow not.—Rather, that which I perform I do not know. I act blindly, and without any conscious direction of th…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For that which I do I allow not:

The man himself does what is evil, but his conscience revolts against it.

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

At the outset Paul wants it understood that he is not depreciating the law, for it is “spiritual” (GK 4461)—that is, emanating from God (vv.22, 25)…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For what I do I know not, etc. He now comes to a more particular case, that of a man already regenerated, in whom both the things…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Compared with the holy rule of conduct in the law of God, the apostle found himself so very far short of perfection that he seemed to be carnal, li…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. After showing that the law is neither evil nor the cause of an evil effect, the Apostle now proves that the law is good.

    In this r…

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