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, if one uses it lawfully, 9realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, 11according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted. 12I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service,

1 Timothy 1:10 word by word

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

• immoralπόρνοςpornos · sexual sinnerG4205
• kidnappersἀνδραποδιστήςandrapodistēs · slave-traderG405
• liarsψεύστηςpseustēs · liarG5583
• perjurersἐπίορκοςepiorkos · perjurerG1965
• and whateverεἰei · ifG1487
• and whateverτιςtis · oneG5100
• elseἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• is contraryἀντίκειμαιantikeimai · be an opponentG480
• soundὑγιαίνωhugiainō · be healthyG5198
• teachingδιδασκαλίαdidaskalia · teachingG1319

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 1:10

• Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,
• Galatians 5:19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,
• Ephesians 5:3But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
• Genesis 19:5and they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them.”
• Leviticus 18:22You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.
• Leviticus 20:13If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.
• Romans 1:26For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,
• Jude 1:7just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
• Genesis 37:27Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him.
• Genesis 40:15For I was in fact kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the dungeon.”
• Exodus 21:16“He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death.
• Deuteronomy 24:7“If a man is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he deals with him violently or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from among you.
• Revelation 18:13and cinnamon and spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and slaves and human lives.
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for 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