1 Timothy 1:7

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason.

Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”

You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ therefore I have uttered that which I didn’t understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn’t know.

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” says Yahweh.

“Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

But you, Yahweh, know me. You see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

But don’t you be called ‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?

As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”

But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”

Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,

Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body; but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,

He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”

In the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.

Every man has become brutish and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

As many as desire to make a good impression in the flesh compel you to be circumcised; just so they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith—

Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

‘Cursed is he who leads the blind astray on the road.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

But Yahweh has not given you a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into Yahweh’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.

‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone!

But you have turned away from the path. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies.

He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?

It’s also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.

Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.”

For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

For sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace.

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;

Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders, by various works of power and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will?

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law?

For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.