Brothers and sisters, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to a validated human will.

弟兄们，我且照着人的常话说：虽然是人的文约，若已经立定了，就没有能废弃或加增的。

弟兄们，我照着人的观点说，人的遗嘱一经确定，没有人能废弃或加增。

弟兄们，我照着人的观点说，人的遗嘱一经确定，没有人能废弃或加增。

弟兄姊妹，我举个日常生活中的例子。世人的合约一经双方签订之后，就不能作废，也不能加添。

弟兄们，我照着人的常理说：一个立好了的约，虽然是人所立的，却没有人可以废弃或增加。

弟兄们，我按人的意思说话：甚至是人的约，一旦证实了，也没有人能废弃或加添。

弟兄們，我且照着人的常話說：雖然是人的文約，若已經立定了，就沒有能廢棄或加增的。

弟兄們，我照着人的觀點說，人的遺囑一經確定，沒有人能廢棄或加增。

弟兄們，我照着人的觀點說，人的遺囑一經確定，沒有人能廢棄或加增。

弟兄姊妹，我舉個日常生活中的例子。世人的合約一經雙方簽訂之後，就不能作廢，也不能加添。

弟兄們，我照著人的常理說：一個立好了的約，雖然是人所立的，卻沒有人可以廢棄或增加。

弟兄們，我且照人事說吧；凡已立定的約，雖只是人的約，也沒有人能廢棄或增訂的。

弟兄們，我按人的意思說話：甚至是人的約，一旦證實了，也沒有人能廢棄或加添。

兄弟乎、我依常情而言、人之約既定、則無得增減之、

兄弟乎、吾試因人所言言之、人之盟約既定、則無得而增損之、

兄弟乎、我且按人之恆情言之、人之約書既定、則莫能廢之增之、

茲姑據人情、為兄弟言之。人之遺囑一經確立、則無人能使其無效、或有所增益。

Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.

Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life. No one can get rid of an official agreement between people. No one can add to it. It can’t be changed after it has been made. It is the same with God’s covenant agreement.

To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified.

Dear brothers and sisters, here’s an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case.

Brothers and sisters, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it.

Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto.

Brothers, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to even a human covenant that has been ratified.

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though[ it be] but a man’s covenant, yet[ if it be] confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void or adds to it.

For a will is valid only when people die, since it is never in effect while the one who made it is living.

I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.

If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus as a mere man, what good did that do me? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

But if our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteousness, what are we to say? I am using a human argument: Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?