7:19a

For: This word introduces an explanation of what Paul has said in 7:18b.

I do not do the good I want to do: This clause is similar to 7:15b but here the Greek also has the word good after the word the (translated appropriately as “what” in 7:15b).

Some languages must have a noun such as “things” or “deeds” to go with the good. For example:

I do not do the good ⌊things/deeds⌋ I want

Some languages must introduce the words I want with “that.” Some languages must add to do at the end for a natural clause, as the Berean Standard Bible does. For example:

I do not do the good ⌊things/deeds⌋ ⌊that⌋ I want to do

7:19b

Instead: Both “I do not do the good I want” (7:19a) and “I keep on doing the evil I do not want” (7:19b) are bad things to do. So in some languages connecting these two thoughts with “and” would indicate the correct connection. For example:

and

I keep on doing: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as I keep on doing is present tense like it is in 7:15c (“I do”). Translate it in a similar way here.

the evil I do not want to do: This phrase refer to evil deeds. For example:

I don’t want to do what is wrong (New Living Translation (2004))

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