The law doth not lie against a righteous man — Doth not strike or condemn him. But against the lawless and disobedient — They who despise the authority of the lawgiver violate the first commandment, which is the foundation of the law, and the ground of all obedience. Against the ungodly and sinners — Who break the second commandment, worshipping idols, or not worshipping the true God. The unholy and profane — Who break the third commandment by taking his name in vain.
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1 Timothy 1:9
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,