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God’s Law Is Holy

Romans 7:12

In 9 translations

BSB
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
KJV
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
WEB
Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, righteous, and good.
ASV
So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
LSV
so that the Law, indeed, [is] holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.
YLT
so that the law, indeed, [is] holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.
DBY
So that the law indeed [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
DRC
Wherefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
GNV
Wherefore the Lawe is holy, and that commandement is holy, and iust, and good.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὥστε ὁ μὲν νόμος ἅγιος, καὶ ἡ ἐντολὴ ἁγία καὶ δικαία καὶ ἀγαθή.
RP2018
Ὥστε ὁ μὲν νόμος ἅγιος, καὶ ἡ ἐντολὴ ἁγία καὶ δικαία καὶ ἀγαθή.
TR-Boyd
Ὥστε ὁ μὲν νόμος ἅγιος, καὶ ἡ ἐντολὴ ἁγία καὶ δικαία καὶ ἀγαθή.
SCR1894
ωστε ο μεν νομος αγιος και η εντολη αγια και δικαια και αγαθη

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Timothy 1:8Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
  • Psalms 119:137Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
  • Psalms 19:7–12The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are…
  • Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
  • Psalms 119:172My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
  • Nehemiah 9:13You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
  • Romans 3:31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
  • Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
  • Psalms 119:140Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
  • Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
  • Psalms 119:86All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
  • Romans 7:16And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
  • Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
  • Psalms 119:38Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
  • Deuteronomy 10:12And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

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