1 Timothy 1:6

And from them that have erred, and have declined to vain words,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

In Context

5But the end of the commandment is love, from a pure heart, and from a good conscience, and from genuine faith.

7seeking to become teachers of the law, while they understand not what they speak, nor that concerning which they contend.

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Cross References

1 Timothy 5:15and not give to the adversary any occasion to revile. For already have some begun to turn aside after Satana.

1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, watch over that which is confided to thee, and fly from vain words, and the turnings of false knowledge.

2 Timothy 2:23From foolish controversies which are without instruction withdraw; for thou knowest that they beget strifes.

Titus 1:10For there are many who are not in subjection, and whose words are vain, and make the minds of men to err, especially those of the circumcision,

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 →

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