1 Timothy 1:8

Now, we know, that the law is a good thing, if a man conduct himself in it, according to the law,

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7because they wished to be teachers of the law, while they understood not what they speak, nor the thing about which they contend.

9he knowing that the law was not established for the righteous, but for the evil, and the rebellious, and the ungodly, and the sinful, and the perverse and for the impure, and for smiters of their fathers and smiters of their mothers, and for murderers,

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Cross References

Romans 7:16And if I do what I would not, I testify of the law, that it is right.

Romans 7:22For I rejoice in the law of God, in the interior man.

Galatians 3:21Is the law then opposed to the promise of God? Far be it. For if a law had been given, which could make alive, certainly, righteousness would have been by the 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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