New Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Timothy 1:7
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They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
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Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
KJV text & permissions
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
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wanting to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor [that] about which they confidently assert.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
1 Timothy 1
5 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
6 Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
8 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
9 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
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