Thou didst come down upon Mount Sinai, and speak with them from heaven and give them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
1 Timothy 1:8 - Revised Standard Version Now we know that the law is good, if any one uses it lawfully, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now we recognize and know that the Law is good if anyone uses it lawfully [for the purpose for which it was designed], American Standard Version (1901) But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, Common English Bible Now we know that the Law is good if used appropriately. Catholic Public Domain Version But we know that the law is good, if one makes use of it properly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully: |
Thou didst come down upon Mount Sinai, and speak with them from heaven and give them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it.
Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not; for if a law had been given which could make alive, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.
An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.