I Timothy 1:7
“Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Timothy 1:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
They want to be teachers of the law, and yet do not understand either the words they use, or the subjects on which they speak so confidently.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
die Gesetzlehrer sein wollen und nicht verstehen, weder was sie sagen, noch was sie fest behaupten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Queriendo ser doctores de la ley, sin entender ni lo que hablan, ni lo que afirman.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
querendo ser mestres da Lei, mas não entendendo, nem o que dizem, nem o que afirmam.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
querendo ser mestres da lei, mas sem entender o que dizem, nem o que insistentemente afirmam.
📖 I 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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