Romans:7:24-25
rwp@Romans:7:24 @{O wretched man that I am} (\talaipros eg anthrpos\). "Wretched man I." Old adjective from \tla\, to bear, and \pros\, a callus. In N.T. only here and strkjv@Revelation:3:17|. "A heart-rending cry from the depths of despair" (Sanday and Headlam). {Out of the body of this death} (\ek tou smatos tou thanatou toutou\). Songs:the order of words demands. See verse 13| for "death" which finds a lodgment in the body (Lightfoot). If one feels that Paul has exaggerated his own condition, he has only to recall strkjv@1Timothy:1:15| when he describes himself a chief of sinners. He dealt too honestly with himself for Pharisaic complacency to live long.
rwp@Romans:7:25 @{I thank God} (\charis ti thei\). "Thanks to God." Note of victory over death through Jesus Christ our Lord." {Songs:then I myself} (\ara oun autos eg\). His whole self in his unregenerate state gives a divided service as he has already shown above. In strkjv@6:1-7:6| Paul proved the obligation to be sanctified. In strkjv@7:7-8:11| he discusses the possibility of sanctification, only for the renewed man by the help of the Holy Spirit.