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。

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，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。

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。

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.

我不廢棄上帝的恩；稱義的事若是憑着律法可得，基督就白死了。

而以色列追求着稱義的律法，反而達不到律法。

所以血肉人在上帝面前、都不能由律法上的行為得稱為義：因為由於律法、人才認識罪。但如今呢、上帝救人的義已在律法以外顯明出來了，是律法和神言人們所見證的；然而上帝救人的義、卻是憑着那信耶穌基督的心、加給一切信的人的；並沒有區別：

因為他們不明白上帝救人之義，只求立自己的義，就不順服於上帝救人之義了。其實基督乃是律法的終極，叫一切信的人都歸於義的。摩西寫着說：『人若行那本着律法的義，就必因着這個而活。』但那本着信的義卻是這樣說的：『你不要心裏說：「誰要升上天去，（這就是說，誰要把基督領下來）呢？」

這樣，我們可怎麼說呢？律法是罪麼？斷乎不是。不過、若不是由於律法，我就不知道罪是甚麼。若不是律法說：「你不可貪慾」，我就不知道貪慾是甚麼。然而罪趁着機會、藉着誡命、在我身上動起各種的私慾來。因為在律法以外、罪是死的。從前在律法以外、我活着；誡命一來到，罪活了起來，我就死了。那本來要叫人活的誡命、我見得倒是叫人死的，因為罪趁着機會、藉着誡命、誘惑了我，藉着誡命殺死了我。所以律法是聖的，誡命也是聖的，是義的，又是善的。那麼善是在我身上生出死來麼？斷乎不是。不，是罪，罪為要顯明它是罪，便藉着善在我身上造出死來，叫罪藉着誡命顯出它是有罪到極點的。

因為憑着律法、我已經向律法死了，叫我可以向着上帝而活。

這樣，我們是憑着信廢掉律法麼？斷乎不是；我們倒是叫律法立定呢。

斷乎不能；上帝總是真誠的，雖則人人都撒謊；正如經上所記：『以致你在你的判語上總得證為對，你在被論斷時總必得勝。』

但倘若我們這尋求在基督裏得稱為義的人也見得自己是觸犯律法的罪人，那麼、基督是助人犯罪的僕役麼？斷乎不是。

『不要以為我來是要毁廢律法或神言人；我來不是要毁廢，乃是要成全。我實在告訴你們，即使天地都過去了，一點或一鈎也決不能從律法書上過去；一切必須實現的、總必實現。所以凡廢掉誡命中這些最小的一條，又這樣教訓人的，在天國裏他必稱為最小的；凡遵行誡命，又教訓人的，這人在天國裏必稱為大。我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過經學士和法利賽人的義，你們必定不能進天國。

斷乎不是；如果這樣，上帝怎能審判世界呢？

按熱心說呢、我逼迫教會；按律法上的義說呢、我則無可責備。但從前於我為贏得的、這一切、我為基督的緣故都看做虧損了。不但如此，為了要得認識我主基督耶穌——這種認識之至寶，我竟將萬事都看做虧損了；為了他，我已經虧損了一切，看做糞土，為要贏得基督，而常在他裏面；不是有我自己的義、那以律法為本的義，乃是有那憑着信基督的義、那由上帝而來、以信為條件的義；

因着信、挪亞得了神諭關於還未看到的事，就動了虔敬的心而建備樓船、來救他的家，便藉着信而定了那世代的罪，自己也承受了依信而稱的義。