1 Timothy 1:7
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they neither understand what they say, nor what things they assert.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 are turned aside to vain discourses;
8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Cross References
Matthew 15:14Regard them not; for they are blind guides of the blind: and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.
Matthew 23:16Wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, If any one swear by the temple, it is nothing;
John 9:40And some of the pharisees who were present, heard these words, and said to Him, Are we blind also?
Romans 1:22Pretending to be wise they Became fools:
Galatians 3:2This only would I learn of you, Did ye 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 →