Romans 7:18 elaborates that no good dwells in the flesh — directly explaining why sin dwells in Paul as stated here.

Romans 7:20 restates the same point nearly verbatim — sin dwelling in Paul is the active agent, not his true self.

Romans 7:23 describes the internal war between law of God and law of sin — the same conflict underlying this verse.

Romans 7:8 shows sin using the commandment to produce covetousness, revealing the mechanism of the indwelling sin in 7:17.

Romans 8:1 declares no condemnation in Christ, directly answering the despair of sin’s dwelling in 7:17.