en_tn/1ti/01/05.md

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  • the goal of the commandment - "the aim of the instruction" or "what we apostles are telling you to do"
  • commandment - or "order. Here this does not mean the Old Testament or the Ten commandments but rather the charge given in 1:3 by Paul.
  • love - Possible meanings are 1) love for God (UDB) or 2) love for one's neighbor.
  • from a pure heart - "desiring to have no sin in anything you do."
  • **good conscience ** - "a conscience that has chosen right over wrong" or "a conscience that can choose right over wrong"
  • sincere - "honest" or "true" or "without hypocrisy." This is the negative of the word for an actor on a stage:
  • law - The Law of Moses is meant.
  • **but they do not understand ** - "even though they do not understand," or "and yet they do not understand."
  • what they insist on - "what they strongly say" or "what they state with confidence"
  • But - "Now"
  • **we know that the law is good ** - "we understand that the law is useful" or "we understand that the law is beneficial"
  • **if one uses it lawfully ** - "if anyone uses it correctly" or "if anyone uses it the way it is intended for"