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Paul explains that the law is made for sinners (presumably to highlight and restrain evil) and not for the righteous. Here sin is everything that is contrary to "the gospel of the glory of the blessed God".
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1 Timothy 1:8-11
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But we know that a the Law is good,
if one uses it lawfully,
realizing the fact that a law is not made for a righteous person,
but for those who are lawless and b rebellious,
for the c ungodly and sinners,
for the unholy and d profane,
for those who kill their fathers or mothers,
for murderers
1 and 2 a immoral men 1 and b homosexuals
1 and c kidnappers
1 and d liars 1 and e perjurers,
and whatever else is contrary to f sound teaching,
according to a the glorious gospel of b the blessed God, with which I have been c entrusted.
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v9b-9d list sins against God, thus breaking the 1st to 4th commandments.
This breaks the 5th commandment.
This breaks the 6th commandment.
These sins are sexual in nature and break the 7th commandment.
This is related to stealing and breaks the 8th commandment.
These sins break the 9th commandment.
or the gospel of the glory of the blessed God
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1 Timothy 1:8-11
But we know that the Law is good,
if one uses it lawfully,
realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person,
but for those who are lawless and rebellious,
for the ungodly and sinners,
for the unholy and profane,
for those who kill their fathers or mothers,
for murderers
and immoral men and homosexuals
and kidnappers
and liars and perjurers,
and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching,
according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
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