1 Timothy 1:7-9
American Standard Version
7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm. 8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, 9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for [a]murderers of fathers and [b]murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
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- 1 Timothy 1:9 Or, smiters
- 1 Timothy 1:9 Or, smiters
1 Timothy 1:7-9
New International Version
7 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)
8 We know that the law is good(C) if one uses it properly. 9 We also know that the law is made not for the righteous(D) but for lawbreakers and rebels,(E) the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
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