1 Timothy 1:10

1 Timothy 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
• New International Version (NIV)for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine
• English Standard Version (ESV)the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
• New King James Version (NKJV)for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,

Context of 1 Timothy 1:10

8But we know that the law is good, provided one uses it legitimately. 9We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral and males who have sex with males, for slave traders, liars, perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching 11that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me. 12I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry —

1 Timothy 1:10 word by word

πόρνοις, ἀρσενοκοίταις, ἀνδραποδισταῖς, ψεύσταις, ἐπιόρκοις, καὶ εἴ τι ἕτερον τῇ ὑγιαινούσῃ διδασκαλίᾳ ἀντίκειταιRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• For whoremongersπόρνοςpornos · sexual sinnerG4205
• for them that defile themselves with mankindἀρσενοκοίτηςarsenokoitēs · sodomiteG733
• for menstealersἀνδραποδιστήςandrapodistēs · slave-traderG405
• for liarsψεύστηςpseustēs · liarG5583
• for perjured personsἐπίορκοςepiorkos · perjurerG1965
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• there beἀντίκειμαιantikeimai · be an opponentG480
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• other thingἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• soundὑγιαίνωhugiainō · be healthyG5198
• doctrineδιδασκαλίαdidaskalia · teachingG1319

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 1:10

• Mark 7:21For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males,
• Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity,
• Ephesians 5:3But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
• Genesis 19:5They called out to Lot and said, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have sex with them!”
• Leviticus 18:22You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.
• Leviticus 20:13If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman, they have both committed a detestable act. They must be put to death; their death is their own fault.
• Romans 1:26For this reason God delivered them over to disgraceful passions. Their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.
• Jude 1:7Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns committed sexual immorality and perversions, and serve as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
• Genesis 37:27Come on, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh,” and his brothers agreed.
• Genesis 40:15For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should put me in the dungeon.”
• Exodus 21:16“Whoever kidnaps a person must be put to death, whether he sells him or the person is found in his possession.
• Deuteronomy 24:7“If a man is discovered kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from you.
• Revelation 18:13cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves — human lives.
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For whoremongers - · Adulterers, fornicators, and prostitutes of all sorts. Them that defile themselves with mankind - · From , a male, and , a bed; a word too bad to be explained. A sodomite. Men-stealers - · Slave-dealers; whether those who carry on the traffic in human flesh and blood; or those who steal a person in order to sell him into bondage; or those who buy such stolen men or women, no matter of what color or what country; or those who sow…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For whoremongers - Leviticus 19:29; Leviticus 20:5. For them that defile themselves with mankind - Sodomites. See the evidence that this crime abounded in ancient times, in the notes on Romans 1:27. It was forbidden by the law of Moses, and was punishable with death; Leviticus 20:13. For menstealers - The word here used - ̓͂́ andrapodistēs- occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It properly means one who steals another for the purpose of making him a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 Whatever tends to weaken love to God, or love to the brethren, tends to defeat the end of the commandment. The design of the gospel is answered, when sinners, through repentance towards God and faith in Jesus Christ, are brought to exercise Christian love. And as believers were righteous persons in God's appointed way, the law was not against them. But unless we are made righteous by faith in Christ, really repenting and forsaking sin, we are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10This list shows the main ideas of the false teachers' teachings and their spiritual condition. It also demonstrates how superior the good news is over the law (see Matthew 5:20; Galatians 5:22–23). who is averse to sound teaching: See also 1 Timothy 6:3–4; 2 Timothy 1:13; 4:3; Titus 1:9, 13; 2:1, 8. This addition to the list is both a final summary and a strong statement. The good news about Jesus now defines what makes a person right with God more…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. whoremongers, &c.--sinners against the seventh commandment. men-stealers--that is, slave dealers. The most heinous offense against the eighth commandment. No stealing of a man's goods can equal in atrocity the stealing of a man's liberty. Slavery is not directly assailed in the New Testament; to have done so would have been to revolutionize violently the existing order of things. But Christianity teaches principles sure to undermine, and at last…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 1:10

• Adultery
• False Teachers
• Falsehood
• Gospel
• Law
• Perjury
• Servant
• Sodomy
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Acceptation
• Blasphemer
• Charity
• Decalogue
• Heed
• Immortal
• Lie
• Save
• Abuse
• Contrary

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings