1 Timothy 1:8

New English Translation

But we know that the law is good if someone uses it legitimately,

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:13

“You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You provided them with just judgments, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

Romans 7:16

But if I do what I don’t want, I agree that the law is good.

Romans 7:18

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I want to do the good, but I cannot do it.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

Galatians 3:21

Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

2 Timothy 2:5

Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.