1 Timothy 1:7
They are ambitious to be teachers of the Law, although they do not understand either their own words or what the things are about which they make such confident assertions.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
In Context
6From these some have drifted away, and have wandered into empty words.
8Now we know that the Law is good, if a man uses it in the way it should be used,
Cross References
Matthew 15:14Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind; and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into some pit."
Matthew 23:16"Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, "`Whoever swears by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'
John 9:40These words were heard by those of the Pharisees who were present, and they asked Him, "Are *we* also blind?"
Romans 1:22While boasting of their wisdom they became utter fools,
Galatians 3:2Answer me this one question, "Is it on the ground of your obedience to the Law that you received the Spirit, or is it because, when you heard, you believed?"
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 →