1 Timothy 1:8

But we know that the law is good, if any one use it lawfully;

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7desiring to be teachers of law, though understanding neither what they say nor of what they boldly affirm.

9knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and for scorners, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for man-slayers,

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Cross References

Romans 7:16If, then, I do that which I wish not to do, I give assent to the law, that it is good.

Romans 7:22For, in the inward man, I delight in the law of God:

Galatians 3:21Is the law, then, against the promises of God? It can not be. For if a law had been given which could have given life, surely righteousness would have been by law.

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 1:6-12

Timothy Reminded of His Charge. ( a. d. 64.) 5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: 6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; 7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. 8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for… Read the whole commentary →

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