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But we know that the law is good, if a person uses it lawfully, as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine, 11 according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

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But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, 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, 10 for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the [c]sound [d]doctrine; 11 according to the [e]gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 1:9 Or, smiters
  2. 1 Timothy 1:9 Or, smiters
  3. 1 Timothy 1:10 Greek healthful.
  4. 1 Timothy 1:10 Or, teaching
  5. 1 Timothy 1:11 Greek good tidings. See Mt. 4:23 margin.