Romans 7:15
Strong's Lexicon
I do not understand
γινώσκω (ginōskō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

what
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

I do.
κατεργάζομαι (katergazomai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2716: From kata and ergazomai; to work fully, i.e. Accomplish; by implication, to finish, fashion.

For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

what
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

I want [to do],
θέλω (thelō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

I do not do.
πράσσω (prassō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4238: To do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require.

But
ἀλλ’ (all’)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

what
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

I hate,
μισῶ (misō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3404: To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.

I do.
ποιῶ (poiō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.

Young's Literal Translation
for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate.

New American Standard Bible
For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I [would] like to [do], but I am doing the very thing I hate.

King James Bible
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.

New Living Translation
I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate.

English Standard Version
For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.

New American Standard Bible
For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.

King James Bible
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate.

International Standard Version
I don't understand what I am doing. For I don't practice what I want to do, but instead do what I hate.

NET Bible
For I don't understand what I am doing. For I do not do what I want--instead, I do what I hate.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.
















Cross References
John 15:15
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Romans 7:19
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Galatians 5:17
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Romans 7:14
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Romans 7:13
Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

Romans 7:12
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Romans 7:16
If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

Romans 7:17
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

Romans 7:18
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.
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