1 Timothy 1:5 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Timothy 1:5

No Other Doctrine

3 As I urged you ^awhen I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may charge some ^bthat they teach no other doctrine,

4 ^anor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

5 Now ^athe purpose of the commandment is love ^bfrom a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from¹ sincere faith,

6 from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to ^aidle talk,

7 desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.

8 But we know that the law is ^agood if one uses it lawfully,

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

Verse Comparison: 1 Timothy 1:5

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American Standard Version
But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

Amplified® Bible
Whereas the object {and} purpose of our instruction {and} charge is love, which springs from a pure heart and a good (clear) conscience and sincere (unfeigned) faith.

Contemporary English Version
You must teach people to have genuine love, as well as a good conscience and true faith.

Darby English Version
But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

Good News Bible
The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.

International Standard Version
The goal of this instruction is love that flows from a pure heart, from a clear conscience, and from a sincere faith.

King James Version
Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

New American Standard Bible
But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

New International Version
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

New King James Version
Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But the goal of our instruction consists of love emanating from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Young's Literal Translation
And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,

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