I Timothy 1:9
The Scripture
(9) 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,
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Paul charged Timothy to remain in Ephesus to oppose those teaching false doctrine, fables, and endless genealogies, explaining that the law was made not for the righteous but for the lawless and disobedient. He recounted God's mercy toward himself as the chief of sinners, given to him as a pattern of Christ's longsuffering, and charged Timothy to hold faith and a good conscience.
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