(A) Det målet har vissa missat och förfallit till tomt prat. De vill vara lärare i lagen men förstår varken vad de säger eller vad de så säkert uttalar sig om.

(B) Men vi vet att lagen är god, om man använder den rätt

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Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. They want to be teachers(A) of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.(B)

We know that the law is good(C) if one uses it properly.

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Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion. They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently.[a]

But we know that the law is good if someone uses it legitimately,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 1:7 tn The Greek reinforces this negation: “understand neither what they are saying nor the things they insist on…”