O wretched man that I am (ταλαιπωρος εγω ανθρωπος). "Wretched man I." Old adjective from τλαω, to bear, and πωρος, a callus. In N.…

O wretched man that I am! The feeling implied by this lamentation is the result of this painful conflict and this frequent subjection to s…

So this internal struggle goes on continually and reaches no resolution, until at last the miserable man cries out, almost in despair, “Who sha…

That, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members,…

Paul now summarizes what has gone before. “So I find this law at work.” So far, “law” (GK 3795) meant the law of Moses, but here it has a specializ…

Miserable, etc. He closes his argument with a vehement exclamation, by which he teaches us that we are not only to struggle with …

O wretched man that I am
Not as considered in Christ, for as such he was a most happy man, being blessed with all sp…

This pa age does not represent the apostle as one who walked according to the flesh, but as one who was deeply committed not to walk in that way. A…

1. After showing that the law is good because it is consistent with reason, the Apostle now draws two conclusions based on the two things he…