1 Timothy

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christour hope,

2to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

4and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.

5But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,

6from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,

7desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.

8But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,

9as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

10for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

11according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

12I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service,

13although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

14The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

15The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

16However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

18I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

19holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,

20of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

2to Timotheus — genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord,

3according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus — I going on to Macedonia — that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

4nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: —

5And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,

6from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

7willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,

8and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully;

9having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers,

10whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

11according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

12And I give thanks to him who enabled me — Christ Jesus our Lord — that he did reckon me stedfast, having put [me] to the ministration,

13who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief,

14and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus:

15stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners — first of whom I am;

16but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

17and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honour and glory — to the ages of the ages! Amen.

18This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

19having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,

20of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.