Romans 7:22
Good News Translation
My inner being delights in the law of God.

New Revised Standard Version
For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self,

Contemporary English Version
With my whole heart I agree with the Law of God.

New American Bible
For I take delight in the law of God, in my inner self,

Douay-Rheims Bible
For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man:

I delight.

Romans 8:7 Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God. For it is not subject to the law of God: neither can it be.

Job 23:12 I have not departed from the commandments of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hid in my bosom.

Psalm 1:2 But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.

Psalm 19:8-10 The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes. . . .

Psalm 40:8 That I should do thy will: O my God, I have desired it, and thy law in the midst of my heart.

Psalm 119:16,24,35,47,48,72,92 I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words. . . .

Psalm 119:97-104,111,113,127,167,174 O how have I loved thy law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day. . . .

Isaiah 51:7 Hearken to me, you that know what is just, my people who have my law in your heart: fear ye not the reproach of men, and be not afraid of their blasphemies.

John 4:34 Jesus saith to them: My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, that I may perfect his work.

Hebrews 8:10 For this is the testament which I will make to the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will give my laws into their mind: and in their heart will I write them. And I will be their God: and they shall be my people.

inward.

Romans 2:29 But he is a Jew that is one inwardly and the circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter: whose praise is not of men, but of God.

2 Corinthians 4:16 For which cause we faint not: but though our outward man is corrupted, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Ephesians 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man:

Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another: stripping yourselves of the old man with his deeds,

1 Peter 3:4 But the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit which is rich in the sight of God.

Context
Struggling with Sin
21I find then a law, that when I have a will to do good, evil is present with me. 22For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man: 23But I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my mind and captivating me in the law of sin that is in my members.…
Cross References
2 Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we faint not: but though our outward man is corrupted, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Ephesians 3:16
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man:

1 Peter 3:4
But the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit which is rich in the sight of God.

Romans 7:21
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