1 Timothy 1:8-11

New American Standard Bible

⁸But we know that ^(A)the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, ⁹realizing the fact that ^(B)law is not made for a righteous person but for those who are lawless and ^(C)rebellious, for the ^(D)ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and ^(E)worldly, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, ¹⁰for the ^[a]^(F)sexually immoral, ^(G)homosexuals, ^[b]^(H)slave traders, ^(I)liars, ^(J)perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to ^(K)sound teaching, ¹¹according to ^(L)the glorious gospel of ^(M)the blessed God, with which I have been ^(N)entrusted.

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1 Timothy 1:10 Or fornicators
1 Timothy 1:10 Or kidnappers

1 Timothy 1:8-11

International Standard Version

⁸Of course, we know that the Law is good if a person uses it legitimately, ⁹that is, if he understands that the Law is not intended for righteous^[a] people but for lawbreakers and rebels, for ungodly people and sinners, for those who are unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers, their mothers, or other people, ¹⁰for those involved in sexual immorality, for homosexuals, for kidnappers,^[b] for liars, for false witnesses, and for whatever else goes against the healthy teaching ¹¹that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

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1 Timothy 1:9 Or innocent
1 Timothy 1:10 Or slave traders

1 Timothy 1:8-11

New International Version

⁸We know that the law is good^(A) if one uses it properly. ⁹We also know that the law is made not for the righteous^(B) but for lawbreakers and rebels,^(C) the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, ¹⁰for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine^(D) ¹¹that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.^(E)