1 Timothy 1:10

“For whoremongers, etc.] Fornicators and adulterers, who were transgressors of the seventh command, (<022014>Exodus 20:14 <032010>Leviticus 20:10) these God will judge, and such shall have their portion in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone: for them that defile themselves with mankind; who are guilty of sodomy; such, according to the law, were to die, (<031822>Leviticus 18:22 20:13) the wrath of God was revealed from heaven in a very visible and remarkable manner against this abomination, by raining fire and brimstone upon Sodom and Gomorrah, and upon the cities of the plain, who defiled themselves in this way: for men stealers; who decoyed servants or free men, and stole them away,…”

“whoremongers, &c.--sinners against the seventh commandment. men-stealers--that is, slave dealers. The most heinous offense against the eighth commandment. No stealing of a man's goods can equal in atrocity the stealing of a man's liberty. Slavery is not directly assailed in the New Testament; to have done so would have been to revolutionize violently the existing order of things. But Christianity teaches principles sure to undermine, and at last overthrow it, wherever Christianity has had its natural development (Mat 7:12). liars . . . perjured--offenders against the ninth commandment. if there be any other thing--answering to the tenth commandment in its widest aspect. He does not…”

“For whoremongers - Leviticus 19:29; Leviticus 20:5. For them that defile themselves with mankind - Sodomites. See the evidence that this crime abounded in ancient times, in the notes on Romans 1:27. It was forbidden by the law of Moses, and was punishable with death; Leviticus 20:13. For menstealers - The word here used - ἀνδρᾶποδιστής andrapodistēs - occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It properly means one who steals another for the purpose of making him a slave - a kidnapper. This is the common way in which people are made slaves. Some, indeed, are taken in war and sold as slaves, but the mass of those who have been reduced to servitude have become slaves by being kidnapped.…”

“Manstealers - The worst of all thieves, in comparison of whom, highwaymen and housebreakers are innocent. What then are most traders in negroes, procurers of servants for America, and all who list soldiers by lies, tricks, or enticements? 1 Timothy 1:11”

“1:10 This list portrays the ultimate tendencies of the false teachers’ teachings, their underlying spiritual state, and the superior righteousness of the Good News (see Matt 5:20; Gal 5:22-23). • that contradicts the wholesome (or sound, healthy) teaching: See also 1 Tim 6:3-4; 2 Tim 1:13; 4:3; Titus 1:9, 13; 2:1, 8. This addition to the list is both a closing generalization and a powerful assertion. Righteousness is now defined more perfectly by the Good News than by the law, but law still speaks to all that is opposed to the Good News. The false teachers’ reliance on the law, therefore, underscores their departure from Paul’s teaching.”

“whoremongers: Mar 7:21, Mar 7:22; Co1 6:9, Co1 6:10; Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:3-6; Heb 13:4 defile: Gen 19:5; Lev 18:22, Lev 20:13; Rom 1:26; Jde 1:7 menstealers: Gen 37:27, Gen 40:15; Exo 21:16; Deu 24:7; Rev 18:13 for liars: Joh 8:44; Rev 21:8, Rev 21:27, Rev 22:15 perjured: Exo 20:7; Eze 17:16-19; Hos 4:1, Hos 4:2, Hos 10:4; Zac 5:4, Zac 8:17; Mal 3:5; Mat 5:33-37 contrary: Ti1 6:3; Ti2 1:13, Ti2 4:3; Tit 1:9, Tit 2:1 1 Timothy 1:11”