⁸But we know that ^bthe law is good, if a man use it lawfully; ⁹Knowing this, that ^cthe law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and ^ddisobedient, for ^ethe ungodly and for ^esinners, for ^funholy and ^gprofane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, ¹⁰For ^hwhoremongers, for ^hⁱthem that defile themselves with mankind, for ^kmenstealers, for ^lliars, for ^mperjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to ⁿsound doctrine; ¹¹According to ^othe glorious gospel of ^pthe blessed God, ^qwhich was committed to my trust.

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cComp. Gal. 3:19. & 5:23. See Rom. 4:15.
d Tit. 1:6, 10 (Gk.).
hSee 1 Cor. 6:9. & Heb. 13:4.
hSee 1 Cor. 6:9. & Heb. 13:4.
iSee Lev. 18:22.
kSee Ex. 21:16. Comp. Rev. 18:13.
lSo John 8:44. Rev. 21:8, 27. & 22:15.
mComp. Matt. 5:33.
n 2 Tim. 4:3. Tit. 1:9. & 2:1. So ch. 6:3. 2 Tim. 1:13. Tit. 1:13. & 2:2, 8. See ch. 4:13.
pch. 6:15. See Rom. 2:16.
q Tit. 1:3 (Gk.). See Gal. 2:7. Comp. ch. 2:7.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But we know that the law is good, provided one uses it legitimately. We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral and males who have sex with males, for slave traders, liars, perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.

NLTNew Living Translation

We know that the law is good when used correctly. For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But we know that the law is good, if anyone makes use of it lawfully, knowing this, that the law is not given for a righteous person but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and totally worldly, for the one who kills his father and the one who kills his mother, for murderers, sexually immoral people, homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God that I was entrusted with.