wishing to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

But we know that the law is good, if one use it lawfully;

knowing this, that law is not enacted for a righteous man, but for lawless and unruly ones, for ungodly and sinful, for unholy and profane, for patricides, and matricides, for man-slayers,

whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak truth, I lie not), a teacher of gentiles in faith and truth.

Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be partaker of other men's sins. Keep yourself pure.

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, to which you were called, and confessed a good confession before many witnesses.

treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on that which is really life.