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

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Cross references

a Ac 1:16; 22:5; Ro 1:13; 1Co 1:10; 5:11; 6:6; 14:20,26; Gal 3:15; 6:18

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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?

NLTNew Living Translation

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?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Or do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is master of a person for as long a time as he lives?

KJV 1900King James Version

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?

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