1 Timothy 1:8

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

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

World English Bible

But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,

American Standard Version

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,

Geneva Bible 1599

And we knowe, that the Law is good, if a man vse it lawfully,

Darby Translation

Now we know that the law [is] good if any one uses it lawfully,

Young's Literal Translation

and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully;

Bible in Basic English

We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,

In context

7They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.

9We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,

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