רומים 7:22
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
הערת לימוד
Study Note
The confession 'I delight in the law of God after the inward man' has generated centuries of debate about the identity of the 'I' in Romans 7 — is this the pre-conversion, post-conversion, or an archetypal human under the law? The phrase 'inward man' (ho eso anthropos) parallels Ephesians 3:16 and 2 Corinthians 4:16, where it denotes the renewed inner life in Christ — suggesting that delight in the law belongs to regenerate experience. Yet the 'wretched man' lament that follows (7:24) suggests ongoing inner conflict not fully resolved. Regardless of the exact referent, the verse insists that authentic love for God's law is not alien to human experience — it is what the 'inward man' is created and renewed to do.
תרגומים נוספים
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
for I delight in the law of God according to the inward man,
In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,
הפניות צולבות
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach …
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of …
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; …
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more …
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.