1 Timothy 1:7

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1 Timothy 1:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

5 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

6 Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.

7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.

8 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.

9 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,

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Acts 15:1

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Romans 2:19

if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,

Romans 2:20

an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—

Romans 2:21

you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?

Galatians 3:2

I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

Galatians 3:5

Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

Galatians 4:21

Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?

Galatians 5:3

Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

Galatians 5:4

You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Titus 1:10

For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,

Titus 1:11

who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

1 Timothy 6:4

he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,

Isaiah 29:13

Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

Isaiah 29:14

Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

Jeremiah 8:8

How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

Matthew 15:14

Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

Matthew 21:27

So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Matthew 23:16

Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

Matthew 23:17

You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

Matthew 23:18

And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

Matthew 23:19

You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

Matthew 23:20

So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

Matthew 23:21

And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

Matthew 23:22

And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

Matthew 23:23

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

Matthew 23:24

You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

John 3:9

“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

John 3:10

“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

John 9:40

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”

John 9:41

“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

Romans 1:22

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

2 Timothy 3:7

who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

2 Peter 2:12

These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.