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1 Timothy 1:7 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 1 · verse 7
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.1 Timothy 1:7 · King James Version
1 Timothy 1:7 in context
5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
6From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
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Key words (Strong's)
- understandingnoeōto perceive with the mind, to understand, to have understanding, to think upon, heed…G3539 →
- Desiringthelōto will, have in mind, intend, to be resolved or determined, to purpose, to desire, to…G2309 →
- whereofperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- whereoftiswho, which, whatG5101 →
- affirmdiabebaioomaito affirm strongly, assert confidentlyG1226 →
- lawnomodidaskalosa teacher and interpreter of the law among the Jews, of those who among Christians went…G3547 →
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Here the apostle instructs Timothy how to guard against the judaizing teachers, or others who mingled fables and endless genealogies with the gospel. He shows the use of the law, and the glory of the gospel. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-11