Romans 7:22 “For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.”

Romans 7:22

For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

World English Bible

For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,

American Standard Version

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Geneva Bible 1599

For I delite in the Law of God, concerning the inner man:

Darby Translation

For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man:

Young's Literal Translation

for I delight in the law of God according to the inward man,

Bible in Basic English

In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,

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Cross references

“I delight”

Psalm 1:2 Psalm 40:8 Psalm 119:35 Job 23:12 Hebrews 8:10 Psalm 119:97–104

Psalm 1:2 · BSB

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 40:8 · BSB

I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

Psalm 119:35 · BSB

Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.

Job 23:12 · BSB

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

Hebrews 8:10 · BSB

For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Psalm 119:97–104 · BSB

Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.

“inward”

2 Corinthians 4:16 Ephesians 3:16 1 Peter 3:4 Colossians 3:9 Romans 2:29

2 Corinthians 4:16 · BSB

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

Ephesians 3:16 · BSB

I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

1 Peter 3:4 · BSB

but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

Colossians 3:9 · BSB

Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

Romans 2:29 · BSB

No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

23But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.

Read Romans 7