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1 Timothy 1:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully, "

1 Timothy 1:8

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6 from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,

7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.

8 But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,

9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

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1 Timothy 1:1

"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,"

1 Timothy 1:2

"to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord."

1 Timothy 1:3

"As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,"

1 Timothy 1:4

"and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith."

1 Timothy 1:5

"But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,"

1 Timothy 1:6

"from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,"

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