14 We know that the Law is spiritual. But I am merely a human, and I have been sold as a slave to sin.
15 In fact, I don't understand why I act the way I do. I don't do what I know is right. I do the things I hate.
16 Although I don't do what I know is right, I agree that the Law is good.
17 So I am not the one doing these evil things. The sin that lives in me is what does them.
18 I know that my selfish desires won't let me do anything that is good. Even when I want to do right, I cannot.
19 Instead of doing what I know is right, I do wrong.
20 And so, if I don't do what I know is right, I am no longer the one doing these evil things. The sin that lives in me is what does them.