American Standard Version
"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
“Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.”
“desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.”
“They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently.”
“Desiring to be teachers of the law: understanding neither the things they say, nor whereof they affirm.”
“Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.”
“Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.”
neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; so do I now.
But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:
from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;