這樣，律法是與神的應許對立嗎？絕對不是！如果律法的頒佈能使人得生命，義就誠然出於律法了。

这样，律法是与神的应许反对吗？断乎不是！若曾传一个能叫人得生的律法，义就诚然本乎律法了。

这样，律法是与上帝的应许对立吗？绝对不是！如果律法的颁布能使人得生命，义就诚然出于律法了。

这样，律法是与神的应许对立吗？绝对不是！如果律法的颁布能使人得生命，义就诚然出于律法了。

这样看来，上帝的律法和上帝的应许是否互相矛盾呢？当然不是！如果赐下的律法能带给人生命，人就可以靠律法成为义人了。

这样，律法和神的应许是对立的吗？绝对不是。如果所赐下的律法能使人得生命，义就真的是出于律法了。

那么，律法和神的各样应许是对立的吗？绝对不是！如果一个能使人得生命的律法被赐下，义就真是本于律法了。

這樣，律法是與神的應許反對嗎？斷乎不是！若曾傳一個能叫人得生的律法，義就誠然本乎律法了。

這樣，律法是與上帝的應許對立嗎？絕對不是！如果律法的頒佈能使人得生命，義就誠然出於律法了。

這樣看來，上帝的律法和上帝的應許是否互相矛盾呢？當然不是！如果賜下的律法能帶給人生命，人就可以靠律法成為義人了。

這樣，律法和神的應許是對立的嗎？絕對不是。如果所賜下的律法能使人得生命，義就真的是出於律法了。

這樣，律法與應許相反麼？斷乎不是。假使有一個能使人活的律法曾經頒賜下來，稱義就真是由於律法了。

那麼，律法和神的各樣應許是對立的嗎？絕對不是！如果一個能使人得生命的律法被賜下，義就真是本於律法了。

然則律與上帝之許相反乎、非也、若賜以能致生之律、則義誠由律矣、

曰、律法與上帝之許相反乎、非也、若所賜之法、能使人生、則恃法可稱義矣、

然則律法與天主之許相反乎、非也、若賜以能致生之律法、則人必由律法可得稱義、

然則律法豈與恩諾相牴牾乎？無是理也。蓋所賜之律法、苟能予人以生命、則吾人所恃以成義者、誠在律法之中矣。

Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

So is the law opposed to God’s promises? Certainly not! What if a law had been given that could give life? Then people could become right with God by obeying the law.

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.

Is there a conflict, then, between God’s law and God’s promises? Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it.

Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if the law had been granted with the ability to give life, then righteousness would certainly be on the basis of the law.

Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? Far from it! For if a law had been given that was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law.

Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law.

Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly be by the law.

[ Is] the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

我不廢掉神的恩；如果義是藉着律法而獲得，那麼基督就白白死了。

但以色列人追求律法的義，反而達不到律法的義。

所以，凡血肉之軀沒有一個能因律法的行為而在神面前稱義，因為律法本是要人認識罪。但如今，神的義在律法之外已經顯明出來，有律法和先知為證：就是神的義，因信耶穌基督加給一切信的人。這並沒有分別，

因為不明白神的義，想要立自己的義，他們就不服神的義了。律法的總結就是基督，使所有信他的人都得着義。論到出於律法的義，摩西寫着：「行這些事的人，就必因此得生。」但出於信的義卻如此說：「你不要心裏說：誰要升到天上去呢？（就是說，把基督領下來。）

這樣，我們要怎麼說呢？律法是罪嗎？絕對不是！但是，若不是藉着律法，我就不知何為罪；若不是律法說「不可貪心」，我就不知何為貪心。然而，罪趁着機會，藉着誡命，使各樣的貪心在我裏頭發動，因為沒有律法，罪是死的。以前沒有律法的時候，我是活的；但是誡命來到，罪活起來，我就死了。那本該叫人活的誡命反而叫我死。因為罪趁着機會，藉着誡命誘惑我，並且藉着誡命殺了我。這樣看來，律法是聖的，誡命也是聖的、義的、善的。那麼，那善的是叫我死嗎？絕對不是！叫我死的是罪。罪藉着那善的叫我死，為要顯出這真是罪，以致罪藉着誡命更顯出是惡極了。

我因律法而向律法死了，使我可以向神活着。我已經與基督同釘十字架，

這樣，我們藉着信廢了律法嗎？絕對不是！更是鞏固律法。

絕對不會！不如說，神是真實的，而人都是虛謊的。如經上所記：「以致你責備的時候顯為公義；你被指控的時候一定勝訴。」

我們若求在基督裏稱義，自己卻還被視為罪人，那麼，基督是罪的用人嗎？絕對不是！

「不要以為我來是要廢掉律法和先知。我來不是要廢掉，而是要成全。我實在告訴你們，就是到天地都廢去，律法的一點一畫也不能廢去，直到一切都實現。所以，無論誰廢掉這誡命中最小的一條，又教導人也這樣做，他在天國裏要稱為最小的。但無論誰遵行並如此教導人的，他在天國裏要稱為大。我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過文士和法利賽人的義，絕不能進天國。」

絕對不是！若是這樣，神怎能審判世界呢？

就熱心說，我是迫害教會的；就律法上的義說，我是無可指責的。只是我先前以為對我是有益的，我現在因基督的緣故而當作是有損的。不但如此，我已把萬事當作是有損的，因我以認識我主基督耶穌為至寶。我為他已經丟棄萬事，看作糞土，為要贏得基督，並且得以在他裏面，不是有自己因律法而得的義，而是有信基督的義，就是基於信，從神而來的義，

因着信，挪亞既蒙神指示他未見的事，動了敬畏的心，造了方舟，使他全家得救。藉此他定了那世代的罪，自己也承受了那從信而來的義。