1 Timothy 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.”
1 Timothy 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Timothy 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Timothy 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.”
1 Timothy 1:7 — World English Bible
1 Timothy 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.”
1 Timothy 1:7 — American Standard Version
1 Timothy 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,”
1 Timothy 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they [so] strenuously affirm.”
1 Timothy 1:7 — Darby Translation
1 Timothy 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They would be doctours of the Law, and yet vnderstande not what they speake, neither whereof they affirme.”
1 Timothy 1:7 — Geneva Bible
1 Timothy 1:7 in Context — 1 Timothy 1
5 Le but du commandement, c’est une charité venant d’un cœur pur, d’une bonne conscience, et d’une foi sincère.
6 Quelques-uns, s’étant détournés de ces choses, se sont égarés dans de vains discours;
7 ils veulent être docteurs de la loi, et ils ne comprennent ni ce qu’ils disent, ni ce qu’ils affirment.
8 Nous n’ignorons pas que la loi est bonne, pourvu qu’on en fasse un usage légitime,
9 sachant bien que la loi n’est pas faite pour le juste, mais pour les méchants et les rebelles, les impies et les pécheurs, les irréligieux et les profanes, les parricides, les meurtriers,
What Does 1 Timothy 1:7 Mean?
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