1 Timothy 1:9

Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

Cross-reference

Genesis 9:6 Parallel

Genesis 9:6 commands capital punishment for murder, directly corresponding to the manslayers Paul lists.

Exodus 20:13 is the commandment against murder, the very law that condemns the manslayers Paul mentions.

Exodus 21:14 prescribes death for deliberate murder, a specific case of the law for manslayers.

Numbers 35:30-33 provides legal procedures for murder cases, directly relevant to the murderers Paul says the law targets.

Revelation 21:8 lists similar sinners (murderers, etc.) facing the lake of fire, showing the ultimate judgment for the lawless Paul describes.

Matthew 10:21 foretells children causing parents' death, echoing the parent-murderers Paul includes as lawbreakers.

1 Peter 4:18 directly echoes the phrase 'ungodly and sinner' from this list, questioning their fate under judgment.

In Galatians 5:23, Paul says against the fruit of the Spirit there is no law — perfectly aligning with the claim that the law is not for the just.

Galatians 5:21 lists murder among works of the flesh, reinforcing that such people are lawbreakers as in 1 Timothy.

Galatians 3:19 states the law was added because of transgressions — directly supporting that the law is for the lawless and disobedient.

Romans 5:20 Parallel

Romans 5:20 shows the law came to increase trespass — supporting that the law targets the lawless, not the just.

Romans 6:14 Parallel

Romans 6:14 says believers are not under law but under grace — directly echoing that the law is not laid down for the just.

1 Corinthians 6:9 lists sinners who won’t inherit the kingdom, paralleling Paul’s list of lawless persons in 1 Timothy.

Romans 5:6 Parallel

Romans 5:6 says Christ died for the ungodly — exactly those Paul lists here, showing the gospel remedy for the law’s targets.

Romans 3:10 Parallel

Romans 3:10 declares no one is righteous, supporting Paul’s premise that the law is for sinners, not the righteous.

Galatians 3:10-14 describes the law's curse on those who rely on it — reinforcing that the law is for transgressors, not the righteous.

In Hebrews 12:16, 'profane' describes Esau selling his birthright — matching Paul's 'profane' category of lawbreakers.

Jeremiah 23:11 condemns prophets and priests as profane — a specific example of the profane category listed here.

Revelation 22:15 lists those excluded from the New Jerusalem, paralleling the lawbreakers Paul says the law targets.

Genesis 9:5 Parallel

Genesis 9:5 establishes God's requirement for the life of a murderer, underlying the law for manslayers.

Galatians 5:19 lists works of the flesh, another catalog of sins that echoes the lawless groups Paul describes.

Romans 4:13 Parallel

In Romans 4:13, the promise came through faith, not law — aligning with the view that the law is not for the righteous.

Titus 1:16 Parallel

Titus 1:16 describes the disobedient who deny God by their works — matching the lawless category this verse addresses.

Titus 3:3 Parallel

Titus 3:3 reminds that believers were once among the disobedient listed here — the law exposes our former condition.

1 Peter 2:7 Parallel

1 Peter 2:7 contrasts believers with the disobedient who reject Christ — the same group the law targets here.

2 Peter 2:8 Parallel

In 2 Peter 2:8, Lot's soul is tormented by lawless deeds—illustrating the 'lawless' category from 1 Timothy 1:9 with a specific example.

Romans 1:30 Related theme

Romans 1:30 includes 'disobedient to parents' among vices — expanding the catalog of lawless behaviors Paul names here.