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1 Timothy 1:9
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,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to Timothy while clarifying the proper use of the law, immediately listing the specific categories of people it confronts. The words — νόμος (nomos) translates to "law," and ἀνόμοις (anomois) means "lawless," establishing the direct contrast between the statute and its intended subjects. The thread — This distinction appears in Galatians 3:19, where the law is added because of transgressions, and Romans 5:20, which notes the law's arrival to increase trespass. The righteous and ungodly are also contrasted in 1 Peter 4:18 regarding the difficulty of salvation for the former. Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that legal statutes address rebellion rather than regulate the righteous, demanding a legitimate application of the law to its proper targets.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
Cross-references
- Galatians 3:19 Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
- 1 Peter 4:18 And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
- Romans 5:20 The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- Galatians 3:10 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
- Galatians 5:23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
- Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
- Titus 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- Romans 1:30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
- Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Genesis 9:5 And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: