Brothers and sisters, I am speaking to you who know the law. Don’t you know that the law has authority over someone only as long as they live?

弟兄们，我现在对明白律法的人说，你们岂不晓得律法管人是在活着的时候吗？

弟兄们，我对你们这些明白律法的人说，你们岂不知道律法约束人是在他活着的时候吗？

弟兄们，我对你们这些明白律法的人说，你们岂不知道律法约束人是在他活着的时候吗？

弟兄姊妹，我现在对那些熟悉律法的人说：你们难道不知道律法只在人活着的时候管辖人吗？

弟兄们，我对懂得律法的人说，你们不晓得律法管辖人，是在他活着的期间吗？

弟兄们，我现在对明白律法的人说：难道你们不明白，律法只是在一个人活着的时候辖制这个人吗？

弟兄們，我現在對明白律法的人說，你們豈不曉得律法管人是在活着的時候嗎？

弟兄們，我對你們這些明白律法的人說，你們豈不知道律法約束人是在他活着的時候嗎？

弟兄們，我對你們這些明白律法的人說，你們豈不知道律法約束人是在他活着的時候嗎？

弟兄姊妹，我現在對那些熟悉律法的人說：你們難道不知道律法只在人活著的時候管轄人嗎？

弟兄們，我對懂得律法的人說，你們不曉得律法管轄人，是在他活著的期間嗎？

弟兄們，難道你們不知道法律管人、是儘在他活着的時候麼？我這是對懂法律的人說的。

弟兄們，我現在對明白律法的人說：難道你們不明白，律法只是在一個人活著的時候轄制這個人嗎？

兄弟乎、我與諳律者言、豈不知律之束人乃畢生乎、

我有言、欲與諳法者言之、兄弟乎、豈不知律法繩人、畢生以之耶、

兄弟乎、我與識律法者而言、爾豈不知律法束人、祗一生乎、

兄弟乎、爾既熟諳律法豈不知法之繩人、以其人之在生為限。

Do you not know, brothers and sisters— for I am speaking to those who know the law— that the law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives?

Or do you not know, brothers— for I am speaking to those who know the law— that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives?

Now, dear brothers and sisters— you who are familiar with the law— don’t you know that the law applies only while a person is living?

Since I am speaking to those who know the law, brothers and sisters, don’t you know that the law rules over someone as long as he lives?

Or do you not know, brothers and sisters( for I am speaking to those who know the Law), that the Law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?

Or do you not know, brethren( for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?

Or are ye ignorant, brethren( for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth?

Since I am speaking to those who understand law, brothers, are you unaware that the law has authority over someone as long as he lives?

Know ye not, brethren,( for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

Or do you not know, brothers and sisters( for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is lord over a person as long as he lives?

Or don’t you know, brothers( for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives?

Sin will no longer control you like a master. That’s because the law does not rule you. God’s grace has set you free.

All of us were baptized into Christ Jesus. Don’t you know that we were baptized into his death?

But now we have died to what used to control us. We have been set free from the law. Now we serve in the new way of the Holy Spirit. We no longer serve in the old way of the written law.

Brothers and sisters, with all my heart I long for the people of Israel to be saved. I pray to God for them.

Your father’s command is like a lamp. Your mother’s teaching is like a light. And whatever instructs and corrects you leads to life.

I am so concerned about my people, who are members of my own race. I am ready to be cursed, if that would help them. I am even willing to be separated from Christ.

Suppose you call yourself a Jew. You trust in the law. You brag that you know God.You know what God wants. You agree with what is best because the law teaches you.

Do I say this only on human authority? The Law says the same thing.

You who want to be under the authority of the law, tell me something. Don’t you know what the law says?

Ezra, appoint judges and other court officials. When you do it, use the wisdom your God gives you. Those you appoint should do what is right and fair when they judge people. They should do it for everyone who lives west of the Euphrates River. They should do it for everyone who knows the laws of your God. And I want you to teach the people who don’t know those laws.

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I planned many times to visit you. But until now I have been kept from coming. My work has produced results among the other Gentiles. In the same way, I want to see results among you.