⁵ The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart^(A) and a good conscience^(B) and a sincere faith.^{(C) 6} Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. ⁷ They want to be teachers^(D) of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.^(E)

⁸ We know that the law is good^(F) if one uses it properly. ⁹ We also know that the law is made not for the righteous^(G) but for lawbreakers and rebels,^(H) the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, ¹⁰ for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine^{(I) 11} that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.^(J)