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1 Timothy 1:10
10for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine
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;
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching
Context of 1 Timothy 1:10
8We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 9We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 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 11that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. 12I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.
Read all of 1 Timothy 11 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 it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,
- 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men
- Galatians 5:19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
- Ephesians 5:3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
- Genesis 19:5They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.”
- Leviticus 18:22“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.
- Leviticus 20:13“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
- Romans 1:26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.
- Jude 1:7In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
- Genesis 37:27Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed.
- Genesis 40:15I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”
- Exodus 21:16“Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.
- Deuteronomy 24:7If someone is caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from among you.
- Revelation 18:13cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.
- John 8:44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, 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
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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
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