那本來要叫人活的誡命、我見得倒是叫人死的，

那本来叫人活的诫命，反倒叫我死；

我就死了。那本该叫人活的诫命反而叫我死。

我就死了。那本该叫人活的诫命反而叫我死。

我发现那本来要使人活的诫命反而叫我死，

那本来使人活的诫命，反而使我死了；

我却死了。于是我发现，那本该带来生命的诫命，它却导致了死亡。

那本來叫人活的誡命，反倒叫我死；

我就死了。那本該叫人活的誡命反而叫我死。

我就死了。那本該叫人活的誡命反而叫我死。

我發現那本來要使人活的誡命反而叫我死，

那本來使人活的誡命，反而使我死了；

我卻死了。於是我發現，那本該帶來生命的誡命，它卻導致了死亡。

是致生之誡、適以致死、

誡本生我、反以死我、

是誡本為致生、反致我死、

夫誡命所以躋我於生也、結果反以致我於死者、何也？

I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death.

I found that the commandment that was supposed to bring life actually brought death.

The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me.

and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead.

and I died. The commandment that was meant for life resulted in death for me.

and this commandment, which was to result in life, proved to result in death for me;

And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death.

and the commandment, which was unto life, this I found to be unto death:

and I died. The commandment that was meant for life resulted in death for me.

And the commandment, which[ was ordained] to life, I found[ to be] unto death.

and I died. So I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life brought death!

The commandment which was for life, this I found to be for death;

摩西寫着說：『人若行那本着律法的義，就必因着這個而活。』

故此你們要謹守我的律例我的典章：人若遵行典章，就必因這而活着；我是永恆主。

但他們的兒女卻叛逆了我，不遵行我的律例，不謹守實行我的典章（就是人若實行，必因此而活着的），反而瀆犯了我的安息日。『我就心裏說我要將我的烈怒傾倒在他們身上，我要在曠野向他們發盡我的忿怒。

我將我的律例賜給他們，將我的典章指示他們知道，就是人若遵行它、必因此而活着的。

他回答說：『要將你完全的心、你完全的性命、完全的力量、完全的精神、愛主你的上帝；也要愛你的鄰舍、如同你自己。』耶穌對他說：『你回答的正對；你這樣行，就必得永生。』那人想要自顯為對，就對耶穌說：『誰是我的鄰舍呢？』

那屬致死職事的制度、用文字刻在石頭上的、尚且帶着榮光而立，甚至以色列人、因摩西臉上的榮光（雖那榮光漸漸消逝）、人也不能定睛看他的臉，

律法原不是本於信的，它乃是說：『凡行這些法的，必靠着這些法而活着。』

然而以色列家在曠野卻叛逆了我，不遵行我的律例，反而棄絕我的典章、（就是人若實行、必因此而活着的），大大瀆犯我的安息日。『我就心裏說我要在曠野將我的烈怒傾倒在他們身上，來消滅他們。