Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Romans: Chapter 7].
7:24 {O wretched man that I am} (\talaip•ros eg• anthr•pos\).
"Wretched man I." Old adjective from \tla•\, to bear, and
\p•ros\, a callus. In N.T. only here and Re 3:17. "A
heart-rending cry from the depths of despair" (Sanday and
Headlam). {Out of the body of this death} (\ek tou s•matos tou
thanatou toutou\). So 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 1Ti 1:15 when he describes himself a chief of
sinners. He dealt too honestly with himself for Pharisaic
complacency to live long.
7:25 {I thank God} (\charis t•i the•i\). "Thanks to God." Note of
victory over death through Jesus Christ our Lord." {So 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
6:1-7:6 Paul proved the obligation to be sanctified. In
7:7-8:11 he discusses the possibility of sanctification, only
for the renewed man by the help of the Holy Spirit.
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Romans: Chapter 7)