We know that the law is good(A) if one uses it properly. We 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, 10 for 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) 11 that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.(E)

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But we know that the law is good,(A) provided one uses it legitimately. We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious,(B) for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers, 10 for the sexually immoral(C) and homosexuals,(D) for kidnappers,[a] liars,(E) perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching(F) 11 based on the glorious gospel(G) of the blessed God,(H) which was entrusted to me.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 1:10 Or slave traders