1 Timothy 1:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,

English ASV

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

English Amplified

They are ambitious to be doctors of the Law (teachers of the Mosaic ritual), but they have no understanding either of the words and terms they use or of the subjects about which they make [such] dogmatic assertions.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

They are ambitious to be doctors of the Law (teachers of the Mosaic ritual), but they have no understanding either of the words and terms they use or of the subjects about which they make [such] dogmatic assertions.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they [so] strenuously affirm.

English EASY 2024

They want to be teachers of God's Law. They speak very strongly, but they do not really understand what they are talking about.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They want to be teachers of the law, but they don't know what they are talking about. They don't even understand the things they say they are sure of.

desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They want to be teachers of God's law, but they do not understand their own words or the matters about which they speak with so much confidence.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They want to be experts in Moses' Teachings. However, they don't understand what they're talking about or the things about which they speak so confidently.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They want to be teachers of the law, although they don't understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.

English KJV 1611

Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

English LSB

wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

desiring to be teachers of the law, and understanding neither what they say nor what they affirm.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

wanting to be teachers of the law, but without understanding either what they are saying or what they assert with such assurance.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They want to be teachers of the law. And they are very sure about that law. But they don't know what they are talking about.

English NIV

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.

English NKJ 1982

desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.

English NLT

They want to be known as teachers of the law of Moses, but they don't know what they are talking about, even though they seem so confident.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

They presume to be expert teachers of the law, but they don’t have the slightest idea of what they’re talking about and they simply love to argue!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They want to become famous as teachers of the laws of Moses when they haven't the slightest idea what those laws really show us.

English Tyndale 1537

because they would(willing to) be doctors in(of) the scripture, and yet understand not what they speak, neither whereof they affirm.

1 Timothy 1:7 — Compare Translations