若由律者為嗣、信則虛、許亦廢矣、

若是属乎律法的人才得为后嗣，信就归于虚空，应许也就废弃了。

若是属于律法的人才是后嗣，信就落空了，应许也就失效了。

若是属于律法的人才是后嗣，信就落空了，应许也就失效了。

如果只有遵行律法的人才可以承受应许，信心就没有价值，上帝的应许也就落了空。

如果属于律法的人才能成为后嗣，信就没有作用，应许也就落空了。

这是因为，如果本于律法的才是继承人，信就落了空，应许也就无效了。

若是屬乎律法的人才得為後嗣，信就歸於虛空，應許也就廢棄了。

若是屬於律法的人才是後嗣，信就落空了，應許也就失效了。

若是屬於律法的人才是後嗣，信就落空了，應許也就失效了。

如果只有遵行律法的人才可以承受應許，信心就沒有價值，上帝的應許也就落了空。

如果屬於律法的人才能成為後嗣，信就沒有作用，應許也就落空了。

假使本着律法的人才是承受產業的，那麼信就落了空，應許也就失效了。

這是因為，如果本於律法的才是繼承人，信就落了空，應許也就無效了。

若恃法為嗣子、則信歸烏有、許亦無益、

若屬律法者為嗣子、則信歸於虛、所許亦廢矣、

若惟屬於律法者得為嗣子、是不啻廢棄信德、而致恩諾於無效也。

For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,

Do those who depend on the law receive the promise? If they do, faith would mean nothing. God’s promise would be worthless.

For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.

If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless.

If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise nullified,

For if those who are of the Law are heirs, then faith is made void and the promise is nullified;

For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,

For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:

If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise is canceled.

For if they which are of the law[ be] heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

For if they become heirs by the law, faith is empty and the promise is nullified.

For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

若嗣業由律、則不復由許、但上帝曾以許賜之亞伯拉罕矣、然則律何為耶、乃為罪而設、待受許之裔至、又由天使於中保之手而訂、夫中保非一人之中保、惟上帝乃一也、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、但經囿萬有於罪中、俾所許由信耶穌基督而賜諸信者、○然信未著、我儕拘守律下、且為所囿、以俟將顯之信、如是、律為我儕之塾師引就基督、俾由信而見義、

如夫聞而廢之、則其許願所出之言、制心之約弗定、耶和華必宥之、因其夫廢之也、

耶和華興起之時已屆、因人廢爾律兮、

我必於斯土、敗猶大及耶路撒冷人之謀、使在敵前仆於鋒刃、及索其命者之手、付其屍於空中之鳥、地上之獸、以為食物、

然則我儕以信廢律乎、曰、非也、乃堅律耳、

我不虛上帝之恩、蓋義若由律、則基督之死為徒然矣、

爾欲由律見義者、乃絕於基督、而隕於恩矣、

故由乎信、而依乎恩、致堅所許於諸裔、不第於宗律者、亦於宗亞伯拉罕之信者、亞伯拉罕於所信之上帝前、為我眾之父、

律立荏弱之人為大祭司、惟律後之誓言則立子永為完全者、

非以自乎律者為己之義、乃由信基督之義、即以信而自乎上帝者、

蓋律無所成全、遂引入愈善之望、我儕由之而近上帝、

我口出言亦若是、不徒返於我、必成我所悅、於我所命、必利達焉、

如夫聞而廢之、必負其罪、