4. and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith—
5. but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;
6. from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking;
7. desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.
8. But we know that the law is good, if a person uses it lawfully,
9. as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,