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Berean Standard Bible

“So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.”

Romans 7:12

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Paul asks whether the law is sin, since it seems to stir up sinful desires and bring condemnation. He answers strongly that it is not, but that sin uses the good commandment to produce death.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But the law is holy, and its orders are holy, upright, and good.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

so that the law, indeed, is holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

De manera que la ley á la verdad es santa, y el mandamiento santo, y justo, y bueno.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que, como ven, la ley en sí es santa, justa y buena.

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