1 Timothy 1:6

1 Timothy 1:6

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,

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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From which—namely, from a pure heart, good conscience, and faith unfeigned, the well-spring of love.

having swerved—literally, "having missed the mark (the 'end') to be aimed at." It is translated, "erred," I Timothy 6:21; II Timothy 2:18. Instead of aiming at and attaining the graces above named, they "have turned aside (I Timothy 5:15; II Timothy 4:4; Hebrews 12:13) unto vain jangling"; literally, "vain talk," about the law and genealogies of angels (I Timothy 1:7; Titus 3:9; Titus 1:10); I Timothy 6:20, "vain babblings and oppositions." It is the greatest vanity when divine things are not truthfully discussed (Romans 1:21) [BENGEL].

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