Translations
Modern
And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
Traditional
If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
Literal
Now if what I do not want, this I do, I assent to the law, that it is good.
Latin
Si autem quod nolo, illud facio: consentio legi, quoniam bona est.
Original
Greek
English
And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
Notes
What then (see study note on 6:1): Paul has just spoken in strong terms about the law. Now he explains that God’s law is good. He does this to prevent people from thinking that the law itself is evil.
Theme notes and profiles
Paul (Saul) The Law and the Spirit The Limitations of Law The Old Realm and the New
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Elemental Spirits, Elements Flesh Letter to the Romans Paul the Apostle
Topics
Conscience: General Scriptures Concerning Good and Evil: Subjective Conflict Between Justification: General Scriptures Concerning Man: Spirit Personality Rebellion Against God: Connected With: Man is Prone To Stoicism: Paul Teaches: That the |Law of the Mind| is at War with the |Law of the Members|