Romans 7:15

I do The Gr. word is strong; carry out; perhaps with allusion to servile task-work.

allow In the old English sense of the word; "to allaud," "to praise, or approve:" so "the Lord alloweththe righteous," Psalms 11:6, Prayer-Book. But the common meaning of the Gr. is I know, in the sense of recognition; and this has a fit application here: q. d., "I know not, in a proper sense, what I do; it is done only under the (partial) obscurationdue to the presence of the flesh." This is further explained in the next clauses.

what I would, &c. Lit., and better, not what I will, do I; but what I hate, that do I. Here the "willing" and the "hating," if carefully weighed, are good evidence for the reference of this whole section to the regeneratesoul in its conflicts. It is certainly out of harmony with St Paul's doctrine of grace to represent the soul, before special grace, as "hating" sin as sin, and "willing" pure holiness as holiness. On the whole passage we must again remember that a soul fullyalive to the profound sanctity of the Law is in view. Not gross but minute deviations(minute on the human standard) occasion these complaints.