5. Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
6. Some have deviated from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.
7. They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.
8. But we know that the law is good, provided one uses it legitimately.
9. We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
10. for the sexually immoral and homosexuals, for kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching
11. based on the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.
12. I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry —
13. one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.