1 Timothy 1:7
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.
Twentieth Century 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
8We know, of course, that the Law is excellent, when used legitimately,
Cross References
Matthew 15:14Let them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind man guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch.”
Matthew 23:16Alas for you, you blind guides! You say ‘if any answer by the Temple, his oath counts for nothing; but, if any one swears by the gold of the Temple, his oath is binding him’!
John 9:40Hearing this, some of the Pharisees who were with him said: “Then are we blind too?”
Romans 1:22Professing to be wise, they showed themselves fools;
Galatians 3:2Here is the one thing that I want to find out from you — Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obedience to Law, or of your having listened with 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 →