1 Timothy 1:7
affecting to be doctors of the law, though they underhand neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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 some, having swerved, have turned aside to vain babbling;
8But we know that the law is good if a man use it according to its institution;
Cross References
Matthew 15:14Leave them to themselves: they are blind leaders of the blind. But if the blind lead the blind, they will both fall into the pit.
Matthew 23:16Wo unto you ye blind guides! who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, it is binding.
John 9:40And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, Are we blind also?
Romans 1:22Affecting to be sophists, they turned idiots,
Galatians 3:2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or from hearing of the 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 →