1 Timothy 1:7
Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither the things they say, nor whereof they affirm.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
In Context
6From which things some going astray, are turned aside unto vain babbling:
8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully:
Cross References
Isaiah 29:13And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips glorify me, but their heart is far from me, and they have feared me with the commandment and doctrines of men:
Matthew 15:14Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.
Matthew 23:16Woe to you blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple, is a debtor.
John 9:40And some of the Pharisees, who were with him, heard: and they said unto him: Are we also blind?
Romans 1:22For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
Galatians 3:2This only would I learn of you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 1:6-12
Timothy Reminded of His Charge. ( a. d. 64.) 5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: 6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; 7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. 8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for… Read the whole commentary →