## And we know this ## "That is, we understand this or "Because we realize this" or "We also know this" ## not made for a righteous man ## "not given for a righteous person" or "not given to a person who obeys it" or "not given to a person who is righteous before God" ## for those who kill their fathers and mothers ## "murderers of their fathers and also murderers of their mothers" or "those who physically hurt their fathers and mothers" ## sexually immoral people ## This is literally the masculine form of the word for female prostitute. In other places it is used as a metaphor for people unfaithful to God, but in this case the meaning seems to be extended to include anyone who sleeps with someone outside of marriage. ## homosexuals ## "men who sleep with other men." The word in Greek is specific to a man who sleeps with with another man. ## those who kidnap people for slaves ## "those who kidnap people to sell as slaves" or "those who take people to sell as slaves" ## sound doctrine ## "correct teachings" or "instructions that are true" ## the glorious gospel of the blessed God ## "the gospel about the glory that belongs to the blessed God" or "the gospel of the glorious and blessed God" ## with which I have been entrusted ## "which God has given me and made me responsible for"