1 Timothy Chapter 1 Back Next{1:1} Paul, an
apostle of
Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our
hope;
{1:2} to Timothy, my true child in faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our
Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
{1:3} As I urged you when I was going into
Macedonia, stay at
Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
{1:4} neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith--
{1:5} but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure
heart and a good
conscience and sincere faith;
{1:6} from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;
{1:7} desiring to be teachers of the
law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.
{1:8} But we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully,
{1:9} as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, 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,
{1:10} for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;
{1:11} according to the Good News of the glory of the
blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
{1:12} And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me
faithful, appointing me to service;
{1:13} although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
{1:14} The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
{1:15} The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
{1:16} However, 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.
{1:17} Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever.
Amen.
{1:18} This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;
{1:19} holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;
{1:20} of whom is Hymenaeus and
Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
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