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1 Timothy 1:7-9
New International Version
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,
1 Timothy 1:7-9
New Catholic Bible
1 Timothy 1:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 desiring to be teachers of the Law; but they understand neither the words they are using nor the matters about which they make such confident assertions.
Purpose of the Law. 8 We are well aware that the Law is good, provided that one uses it properly, 9 recognizing that laws are not designed for the upright. They are for the lawless and insubordinate, for the godless and sinful, for the unholy and irreligious; they are for those who slay their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
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1 Timothy 1:7-9
New King James Version
1 Timothy 1:7-9
New King James Version
7 desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.
8 But we know that the law is (A)good if one uses it lawfully, 9 knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
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