King James Version
1 Timothy 1:6 in the King James Version says “From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; having: or, not aiming at” — study this verse from 1 Timothy chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; having: or, not aiming at”
1 Timothy 1:6 · KJV
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; having: or, not aiming at
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
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