from which some have deviated, and have turned away into fruitless discussion, wanting to be teachers of the law, although they[a] do not understand either the things which they are saying or the things concerning which they are speaking confidently.

But we know that the law is good, if anyone makes use of it lawfully,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 1:7 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“understand”) which is understood as concessive