Bible verse
Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
1 Timothy 1:8 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Timothy 1.
4 or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
5 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
6 Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
8 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
9 We 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,
10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
11 that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
KJV
But we know that the law [is] good, if a man use it lawfully;
ASV
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
ERV
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
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