Romans 7:12

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“So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.”

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BSBPD

“So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“so that the law, indeed, <FI>is<Fi> holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 7:12 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
  2. Deuteronomy 10:12And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
  3. Nehemiah 9:13You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
  4. Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
  5. Psalms 119:38Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
  6. Psalms 119:86All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
  7. Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
  8. Psalms 119:137Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
  9. Psalms 119:140Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
  10. Psalms 119:172My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
  11. Romans 3:31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
  12. Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
  13. Romans 7:16And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
  14. Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
  15. 1 Timothy 1:8Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.

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