At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life,

我以前没有律法是活着的；但是诫命来到，罪又活了，我就死了。

以前没有律法的时候，我是活的；但是诫命来到，罪活起来，

以前没有律法的时候，我是活的；但是诫命来到，罪活起来，

我没认识律法之前是活的，但律法来了之后，罪就活了，而我却死了。

在没有律法的时候，我是活的；但诫命一来，罪就活了，我就死了。

我从前活在律法之外，但是诫命一来，罪就活起来了，

我以前沒有律法是活着的；但是誡命來到，罪又活了，我就死了。

以前沒有律法的時候，我是活的；但是誡命來到，罪活起來，

以前沒有律法的時候，我是活的；但是誡命來到，罪活起來，

我沒認識律法之前是活的，但律法來了之後，罪就活了，而我卻死了。

在沒有律法的時候，我是活的；但誡命一來，罪就活了，我就死了。

從前在律法以外、我活着；誡命一來到，罪活了起來，我就死了。

我從前活在律法之外，但是誡命一來，罪就活起來了，

昔我無律而生、誡至、罪復生而我死、

故昔未有法而我生、誡至、惡生而我死、

昔我無律法而生、誡至、罪生而我死、

我生之初尚無法、誡命一至、罪於是乎生、而我於是乎死矣。

Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

Before I knew about the law, I was alive. But then the commandment came. Sin came to life, and I died.

I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died.

Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life again

I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life, and I died;

I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.

And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;

Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

And I was once alive apart from the law, but with the coming of the commandment sin became alive

I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say,“ Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.”

But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.

I have discovered this principle of life— that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.I love God’s law with all my heart.But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.

For Moses writes that the law’s way of making a person right with God requires obedience to all of its commands.

For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.

So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God.

Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me.

For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws.For the same God who said,“ You must not commit adultery,” also said,“ You must not murder.” So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law.

Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else:“ Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer:‘ I thank you, God, that I am not like other people— cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’

Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.

For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law— I stopped trying to meet all its requirements— so that I might live for God.

“ I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied.“ What else must I do?”

One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question:“ Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”Jesus replied,“ What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?”The man answered,“‘ You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And,‘ Love your neighbor as yourself.’”“ Right!” Jesus told him.“ Do this and you will live!”The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus,“ And who is my neighbor?”

I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin— a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law.I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

For troubles surround me— too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage.

For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”Then he said,“ You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.For instance, Moses gave you this law from God:‘ Honor your father and mother,’ and‘ Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents,‘ Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents.And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.”

The man replied,“ I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”

“ You have heard that our ancestors were told,‘ You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.“ So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you,leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.“ When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison.And if that happens, you surely won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny.

but he replied,‘ All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.

For instance, God says,‘ Honor your father and mother,’ and‘ Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents,‘ Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.