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Berean Standard Bible

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

1 Timothy 1:8

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Paul urges Timothy to confront teachers in Ephesus who promote speculation and misuse the law. He clarifies that the law itself is not the problem.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Sabemos empero que la ley es buena, si alguno usa de ella legítimamente;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sí, la ley es buena, pero si se aplica conforme al propósito con que Dios la dio.

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