17. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.
18. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
19. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do – this I keep on doing.
20. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21. So I find this law at work: although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.
22. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;