Romans 7:18
Douay-Rheims
For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is to say, in my flesh, that which is good. For to will, is present with me; but to accomplish that which is good, I find not.
Augustine of Hippo
It is possible for a good to be performed when there is no yielding to evil lust, but the good is completed or perfected only when evil lust itself no longer exists.
Source details
A.D. 430 · on Rom 7:18 (On Continence 3.6)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.