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1 Timothy 1:8

The law

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.

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

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BSB
Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
KJV
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
WEB
But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,
ASV
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
DARBY
Now we know that the law [is] good if any one uses it lawfully,
BLB
Now we know that the law [is] good, if one uses it lawfully,
ÅB
Men vi vet at loven er god dersom noen bruker den på lovlig vis,
OTB
Men vi forstår at loven er nyttig, forutsatt at den brukes riktig,
B1930
Men vi vet at loven er god dersom nogen bruker den på lovlig vis,

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