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OET (OET-LV) I_am_finding consequently the law, in_which wanting me to_be_doing the good, that in_me the evil is_dwelling.
OET (OET-RV) As a result, I’ve discovered the principle that when I want to do good, actually there’s evil in me,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
εὑρίσκω
˱I˲_/am/_finding
Here Paul speaks of a law as if it were an object that he could find. Paul means that he became aware of the law that is described in the rest of the verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I became aware that there was”
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
ἄρα
consequently
Here, then introduces a result clause. 7:21–25 describe the logical conclusion to what Paul has stated in 7:14–20. Use a natural way in your language for indicating result. Alternate translation: “as a result”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
τὸν νόμον
the law
Here, law refers to a rule or principle. It does not refer to the laws God gave the Jews. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “this rule” or “a different kind of law”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
τῷ θέλοντι ἐμοὶ ποιεῖν τὸ καλὸν, ὅτι ἐμοὶ τὸ κακὸν παράκειται
˱in˲_which wanting me /to_be/_doing ¬the good that ˱in˲_me ¬the evil /is/_dwelling
If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “that evil is present in me, in me, the one wanting to do good”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἐμοὶ & ἐμοὶ τὸ κακὸν παράκειται
me & ˱in˲_me ¬the evil /is/_dwelling
Here Paul speaks of evil as if it were an object that could be inside a person. Paul means that he does evil deeds. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in me … I do evil”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish
τῷ θέλοντι & ποιεῖν τὸ καλὸν
˱in˲_which wanting & /to_be/_doing ¬the good
Here, the one wanting to do good is giving further information about me, which refers to Paul. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the relationship between these phrases clearer. Alternate translation: “who is the one wanting to do good”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τὸ καλὸν & τὸ κακὸν
¬the good & ¬the evil
See how you translated good and evil in 7:19.
7:21 principle of life (literally law): Paul is referring to a regular occurrence, such as when we speak of the “law of gravity.” The struggle between wanting to do what is right and instead doing what is wrong reveals a regular pattern operating in the human sphere.
OET (OET-LV) I_am_finding consequently the law, in_which wanting me to_be_doing the good, that in_me the evil is_dwelling.
OET (OET-RV) As a result, I’ve discovered the principle that when I want to do good, actually there’s evil in me,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.