1 Timothy 1:9 MSG/NIV - Online Parallel Bible
| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 9 It's obvious, isn't it, that the law code isn't primarily for people who live responsibly, but for the irresponsible, who defy all authority, riding roughshod over God, life, | 9 We also know that 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, |
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