1 Timothy 1:7 Cross References - NSB

⁷ They want to be teachers of the Law even though they do not know what they are talking about. They do not understand what they say or what they confidently affirm.

¹³ »These people praise me with their words,« said Jehovah, »but they never draw near to me in their hearts (deepest thoughts). Their reverence for me comes from the repetitious tradition of men. ¹⁴ »I will do things that shock and amaze them. I will destroy the wisdom of those who claim to know and understand (discern).«

⁸ »How can you say you are wise and that you have Jehovah’s Laws? The scribes have used their pens to spread falsehoods. ⁹ »Wise people are put to shame, confused, and trapped. They have rejected the word of Jehovah. They do not really have any wisdom.

¹⁴ »Let them be. They are blind guides. If a blind man guides another blind man, they will fall in a hole together.«

²⁷ Therefore they answered: »We have no idea.« He replied to them: »Then I will not tell you by what authority I do these things.«

¹⁶ »Woe to you, you blind guides! You say, ‘When you swear by the temple, it is nothing.’ Then you say, ‘When you swear by the gold of the temple, you are obligated.’ ¹⁷ »You fools! You blind men! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold? ¹⁸ »‘When you swear by an altar, you owe nothing. When you swear by the gift left on the altar, you are obligated. ¹⁹ »You blind men! What is more important, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? ²⁰ »He who swears by the altar, swears by it and everything on it. ²¹ »He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him that dwells within it. ²² »Thus, he who swears by heaven also swears by the throne of God and him who sits on it. ²³ »Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy and faith. You should do both and leave nothing undone. ²⁴ »You blind guides! You strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!

⁹ Nicodemus asked: »How can these things be?« ¹⁰ Jesus answered: »Are you a teacher of Israel and you do not understand these things?

⁴⁰ Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him: »Are we also blind?« ⁴¹ Jesus replied: »If you were blind you would have no sin. But you say we see so your sin remains.«

¹ Some men came down from Judea to teach the brothers. They said: »You cannot be saved unless you become circumcised according to the custom of Moses.«

²² Claiming to be wise, they became fools.

¹⁹ And you have confidence that you are a leader of the blind, a light to those in darkness. ²⁰ You are an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law. ²¹ You then who teach another, do you teach yourself? You who preach not to steal, do you steal?

² I want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law, or by having faith in what you heard?

⁵ He that provides the Spirit, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?

²¹ Tell me, you that desire to be under the Law; do you not hear the Law?

³ Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision. He is under obligation to obey the whole Law. ⁴ You who seek to be righteous by Law are separated from Christ. You have fallen away from grace.

⁴ he is proud, knows nothing, has a morbid interest in questions and disputes about words, which leads to envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

⁷ They are constantly learning, and never able to grasp the knowledge of the truth.

¹⁰ There are many unruly (rebellious) men, vain talkers, and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision. ¹¹ They must be stopped. Their mouths must be shut up, for they subvert entire households. They teach things that should not be taught, for the sake of dishonest gain.

¹² But these are creatures without reason. They were born mere animals to be taken and destroyed! They speak abusively in matters of which they are ignorant. They suffer destruction in their own course of destruction.