Romans 7:25
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Cross-references
Romans 7:15-24 details the inner conflict between wanting good and doing evil—the struggle that leads to this cry of thanks for deliverance.
Romans 7:18 earlier states that nothing good dwells in the flesh — consistent with the flesh serving the law of sin here.
Romans 7:23 introduces the war between the law of mind and law of sin — this verse summarizes that conflict with 'So then...'.
In Romans 6:14, sin will not dominate because you are under grace — the basis for Paul's thanksgiving for deliverance in 7:25.
In Romans 6:17, Paul thanks God that slaves of sin have become obedient — mirroring the thanksgiving for deliverance in 7:25.
Romans 6:6 declares the old self crucified so we are no longer enslaved to sin — contrasting with the ongoing struggle with the law of sin here.
Romans 6:22 describes believers set free from sin and enslaved to God — the ideal that Paul still wrestles with in the flesh here.
Romans 8:2 reveals the liberating 'law of the Spirit' that sets free from the law of sin — the deliverance Paul thanks God for here.
In Romans 3:31, Paul insists that faith upholds the law — consistent with his declaration here of serving God's law with his mind.
In Colossians 3:17, giving thanks through Jesus is commanded—Paul lives that out here with his exclamation of gratitude for deliverance.
Matthew 1:21 reveals Jesus will save his people from their sins — the very reason Paul thanks God through Christ in Romans 7:25.
In Galatians 5:17-24, the flesh and Spirit are at war—the same conflict Paul describes here, resolved by Christ’s deliverance.
1 Corinthians 15:57 also says 'Thanks be to God who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ' — a near-identical thanksgiving.
Galatians 3:24 teaches that the law was a guardian to lead us to Christ — the very Deliverance Paul thanks God for in his struggle.
In John 8:34, Jesus says everyone who sins is a slave to sin — defining the bondage Paul acknowledges here as the 'law of sin' in his flesh.
Galatians 5:19 lists specific works of the flesh (sexual immorality, etc.), illustrating the sinful nature Paul struggles with in Romans 7.
In Ephesians 5:20, thanksgiving in Christ’s name is a constant attitude—Paul here gives that thanks for deliverance from sin’s power.
In John 3:6, Jesus distinguishes flesh and Spirit for new birth—Paul here shows the ongoing tension even for believers, needing Christ’s deliverance.