“You descended on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just judgments, reliable laws, and good statutes and mitzvot.
1 Timothy 1:8 - Tree of Life Version But we know that the Torah is good if one uses it legitimately, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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: |
“You descended on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just judgments, reliable laws, and good statutes and mitzvot.
Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
But if I do what I do not want to do, then I agree with the Torah—that it is good.
For I know that nothing good dwells in me—that is, in my flesh. For to will is present in me, but to do the good is not.
Then is the Torah against the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given that could impart life, certainly righteousness would have been based on law.
Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned victorious unless he competes according to the rules.