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。

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。

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。

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.

我不废弃神的恩；如果义是藉着律法而来的，基督就白白地死了。

但以色列人追求律法的义（“律法的义”原文作“义的律法”），却达不到律法的要求。

没有一个人可以靠行律法，在神面前得称为义，因为藉着律法，人对于罪才有充分的认识。现在，有律法和先知的话可以证明：神的义在律法之外已经显明出来，就是神的义，因着信耶稣基督，毫无区别地临到所有信的人。

他们既然不明白神的义，而又企图建立自己的义，就不服神的义了。因为律法的终极就是基督，使所有信的人都得着义。论到出于律法的义，摩西写着说：“遵行这些事的人就必因这些事而活。”但那出于信心的义却这样说：“你心里不要说：‘谁要升到天上去呢？’（就是要把基督领下来，）

这样，我们可以说什么呢？难道律法是罪吗？绝对不是。不过，如果不是藉着律法，我就不知道什么是罪；如果不是律法说“不可贪心”，我就不知道什么是贪心。但罪趁着机会，藉着诫命在我里面发动各样的贪心，因为没有律法，罪是死的。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。那本来使人活的诫命，反而使我死了；因为罪藉着诫命把握着机会来欺骗我，并且杀了我。这样，律法是圣洁的，诫命也是圣洁、公义和良善的。既是这样，那良善的反而使我死吗？绝对不是！但罪藉着那良善的使我死，就显出真是罪，为了要使罪藉着诫命变成更加邪恶。

我藉着律法已经向律法死了，使我可以向神活着。

这样说来，我们以信废掉了律法吗？绝对不是，倒是巩固了律法。

绝不可能！神总是诚实的，人却是虚谎的，正如经上所记：“你在话语上，显为公义；你被论断时，必然得胜。”

如果我们寻求在基督里称义，却仍然是罪人，难道基督是使人犯罪的吗？绝对不是。

“你们不要以为我来是要废除律法和先知；我来不是要废除，而是要完成。我实在告诉你们，就算天地过去，律法的一点一画也不会废去，全部都要成就。因此，无论谁废除诫命中最小的一条，又这样教导人，他在天国中必称为最小的；但若有人遵行这些诫命，并且教导人遵行，他在天国中必称为大。我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过经学家和法利赛人的义，就必不能进天国。

绝对不是！如果是这样，神怎能审判世界呢？

按着热诚来说，我是迫害教会的；按着律法上的义来说，我是无可指摘的。然而以前对我有益的，现在因着基督的缘故，我都当作是有损的。不但这样，我也把万事当作是有损的，因为我以认识我主基督耶稣为至宝。为了他，我把万事都抛弃了，看作废物，为了要得着基督。并且得以在他里面，不是有自己因律法而得的义，而是有因信基督而得的义，就是基于信心，从神而来的义，

因着信，挪亚在还没有看见的事上，得了神的警告，就动了敬畏的心，做了一艘方舟，使他全家得救。藉着这信心，他就定了那世代的罪，自己也承受了那因信而来的义。