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Rom 7:15 — For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

For that		Rom 14:22; Luk 11:48
allow		or, know. Psa 1:6; Nah 1:7; 2Ti 2:19
what		Rom 7:16,19,20; 1Ki 8:46; Psa 19:12; Psa 65:3; Psa 119:1-6,32,40; Ecc 7:20; Gal 5:17; Phl 3:12-14; Jam 3:2; 1Jo 1:7,8
what I hate		Rom 12:9; Psa 36:4; Psa 97:10; Psa 101:3; Psa 119:104,113,128,163; Pro 8:13; Pro 13:5; Amo 5:15; Hbr 1:9; Jud 1:23

Correlating Passages

For that

	Rom 14:22	Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Happy [is] he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
	Luk 11:48	Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

allow

	Psa 1:6	For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
	Nah 1:7	The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
	2Ti 2:19	Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

what

	Rom 7:16	If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that [it is] good.
	Rom 7:19	For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
	Rom 7:20	Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
	1Ki 8:46	If they sin against thee, (for [there is] no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
	Psa 19:12	Who can understand [his] errors? cleanse thou me from secret [faults].
	Psa 65:3	Iniquities prevail against me: [as for] our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
	Psa 119:1	ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
	Psa 119:2	Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart.
	Psa 119:3	They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
	Psa 119:4	Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.
	Psa 119:5	O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
	Psa 119:6	Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
	Psa 119:32	I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
	Psa 119:40	Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
	Ecc 7:20	For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
	Gal 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.
	Phl 3:12	Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
	Phl 3:13	Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
	Phl 3:14	I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
	Jam 3:2	For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same [is] a perfect man, [and] able also to bridle the whole body.
	1Jo 1:7	But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
	1Jo 1:8	If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

what I hate

	Rom 12:9	[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
	Psa 36:4	He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way [that is] not good; he abhorreth not evil.
	Psa 97:10	Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
	Psa 101:3	I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; [it] shall not cleave to me.
	Psa 119:104	Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
	Psa 119:113	SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love.
	Psa 119:128	Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right; [and] I hate every false way.
	Psa 119:163	I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love.
	Pro 8:13	The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
	Pro 13:5	A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
	Amo 5:15	Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
	Hbr 1:9	Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
	Jud 1:23	And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

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Scott, Thomas. "Romans 7:15," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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