1 Timothy 1:7

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.
World English Bible (WEB)
Desiring{G2309}{(G5723)} to be{G1511}{(G5750)} teachers of the law{G3547};{G3361} understanding{G3539}{(G5723)} neither{G3383} what{G3739} they say{G3004}{(G5719)}, nor{G3383} whereof{G4012}{G5101} they affirm{G1226}{(G5736)}.
Strong's King James
(7) wanting to be Torah teachers, not understanding either what they are saying or about what they insist on so confidently.
The F.O.G*
[7] They desperately want to be known as teachers of God's law, but they don't understand their own words or the weighty matters they so confidently proclaim.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,
Young's Literal Translation

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