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19 For I do not do the good I desire; rather, it is the evil I do not desire that I end up doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not desire, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.

21 I have thus discovered this principle: when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand.

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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.(A) 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.(B)

21 So I find this law at work:(C) Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

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