1 Timothy 1:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately;

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King 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:

1 Timothy 1:8 Cross References

Nehemiah 9:13

You came down also upon Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 7:16

Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good.

Romans 7:18

For I know that the good does not dwell within me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do the good lies close at hand, but not the ability.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self,

Galatians 3:21

Is the law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could make alive, then righteousness would indeed come through the law.

2 Timothy 2:5

And in the case of an athlete, no one is crowned without competing according to the rules.