1 Timothy 1:7

1395 and willith to be techeris of the lawe, and vndurstonden not what thingis thei speken, nether of what thingis thei affermen. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

1534 because they wolde be doctours the scripture and yet vnderstonde not what they speake nether wherof they affirme. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)

1535 wyllinge to be doctours of the scripture, and vnderstonde not what they speake, nether wherof they affirme. (Coverdale Bible)

1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1540 because they wolde be doctours of the lawe, and yet vnderstande not what they speake, nether wherof they affyrme. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1549 because they woulde be doctours in the scrypture, and yet vnderstand not what they speake, nether wherof they affyrme. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

1557 (Geneva 1557)

1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition

1568 Couetyng to be doctours of the lawe, not vnderstandyng what they speake, neither wherof they affirme. (Bishop's Bible First Edition

1582 (Rheims 1582)

1587 They would be doctours of the Law, and yet vnderstande not what they speake, neither whereof they affirme. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1611 Desiring to bee teachers of the Law, vnderstading neither what they say, nor whereof they affirme. (King James Version)

1729 pretending to be doctors of the law, tho' they neither understand what they advance, nor upon what it is founded. (Mace New Testament)

1745 Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)

1762 (King James Version)

1769 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

1770 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they neither understand what they say, nor what things they assert. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

1790 Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither the things they say, nor those concerning which they confidently affirm. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

1795 affecting to be doctors of the law, though they underhand neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

1833 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor concerning what they affirm. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

1835 desiring to be teachers of the law, neither understanding what they say, nor the things about which they are so positive. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

1849 seeking to become teachers of the law, while they understand not what they speak, nor that concerning which they contend. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)

1850 (King James Version by Committee)

1851 (Murdock Translation)

1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society

1858 desiring to be teachers of the law, not understanding what they say nor about what they make confident assertions. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)

1865 wishing to be law-teachers, not understanding neither the things they say, nor concerning certain things they positively affirm. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)

1865 desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

1869 desiring to be teachers of the Law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

1873 desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)

1885 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)

1890 desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they [so] strenuously affirm. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

1898 willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate, (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)

1901 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)

1902 Desiring to be law–teachers,––not understanding, either what they say or whereof they confidently affirm. (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

1902 wishing to be teachers of the law, not knowing either what they are saying, or concerning what things they do affirm. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

1904 wishing to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

1904 They want to be Teachers of the Law, and yet do not understand either the words they use, or the subjects on which they speak so confidently. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

1911 (Syrus Scofield)

1912 They are ambitious to be teachers of the Law, although they do not understand either their own words or what the things are about which they make such confident assertions. (Weymouth New Testament)

1918 desiring to be teachers of law, understanding neither what they say, nor concerning what they strongly affirm. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)

1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)

1982 (New King James Version)

1984 (New International Version)

1995 (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)

1999 (American King James Version)AKJV

2005 (Today’s New International Version)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

يريدون ان يكونوا معلمي الناموس وهم لا يفهمون ما يقولون ولا ما يقررونه. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

ܒܕܒܥܘ ܠܡܗܘܐ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܢܡܘܤܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܡܤܬܟܠܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܬܚܪܝܢ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

Legueco doctor içan nahi diradelaric eta aditzen eztituztelaric erraiten eta asseguratzen dituzten gauçác.

Bulgarian

1940 и искат да бъдат законоучители, без да разбират нито що говорят, нито що твърдят. (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

1 想要作教法师，却不明白自己所讲说的所论定的。 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

1 想要作教法師，卻不明白自己所講說的所論定的。 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

voulant être docteurs de la loi, n'entendant ni ce qu'ils disent, ni ce sur quoi ils insistent. (French Darby)

1744 Voulant être docteurs de la Loi, [mais] n'entendant point ni ce qu'ils disent, ni ce qu'ils assurent. (Martin 1744)

1744 Prétendant être docteurs de la loi, quoiqu'ils n'entendent ni ce qu'ils disent, ni ce qu'ils donnent comme certain. (Ostervald 1744)

German

1545 wollen der Schrift Meister sein und verstehen nicht, was sie sagen, oder was sie setzen. (Luther 1545)

1871 die Gesetzlehrer sein wollen und nicht verstehen, weder was sie sagen, noch was sie fest behaupten. (Elberfelder 1871)

1912 wollen der Schrift Meister sein, und verstehen nicht, was sie sagen oder was sie setzen. (Luther 1912)

Italian

1649 volendo esser dottori della legge, non intendendo nè le cose che dicono, nè quelle delle quali affermano.(Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

1927 volendo esser dottori della legge, quantunque non intendano quello che dicono, né quello che dànno per certo. (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

volentes esse legis doctores non intellegentes neque quae loquuntur neque de quibus adfirmant Latin Vulgate

1527 (Erasmus 1527)

1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

2010 Ei vor să fie învăţători ai Legii, şi nu ştiu nici măcar ce spun, nici ce urmăresc. (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

1876 желая быть законоучителями, но не разумея ни того, очем говорят, ни того, что утверждают. Russian Synodal Version

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Spanish

Queriendo ser doctores de la ley, sin entender ni lo que hablan, ni lo que afirman. (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

1917 människor som vilja vara lärare i lagen, fastän de icke förstå ens vad de själva tala, eller vad de ting äro, som de med sådan säkerhet orda om. (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

1905 Na nagsisipagnasang maging mga guro ng kautusan, bagaman di nila natatalastas kahit ang kanilang sinasabi, kahit ang kanilang buong tiwalang pinatutunayan. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

1934 họ muốn làm thầy dạy luật, mà không hiểu điều mình nói hoặc điều mình tự quyết. (VIET)

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