7desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they so strenuously affirm.


In Context

4 nor to turn their minds to fables and interminable genealogies, which bring questionings rather than further God's dispensation, which is in faith.

5 But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

6 which things some having missed, have turned aside to vain discourse,

7 desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they so strenuously affirm.

8 Now we know that the law is good if any one uses it lawfully,

9 knowing this, that law has not its application to a righteous person, but to the lawless and insubordinate, to the impious and sinful, to the unholy and profane, to smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers; to murderers,

1 Timothy 1:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:7They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:7Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither the things they say, nor whereof they affirm.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:7desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:7desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor concerning what they affirm.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:7desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:7willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.