| 1 Timothy 1 | ||
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| Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, {who is} our hope, | |
| To Timothy, {my} true child in {the} faith: Grace, mercy {and} peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. | |
| As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, | |
| nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than {furthering} the administration of God which is by faith. | |
| But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. | |
| For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion, | |
| wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions. | |
| But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, | |
| realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers | |
| and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, | |
| according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted. | |
| I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service, | |
| even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief; | |
| and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are {found} in Christ Jesus. | |
| It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost {of all.} | |
| Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life. | |
| Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, {be} honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. | |
| This command I entrust to you, Timothy, {my} son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, | |
| keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith. | |
| Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme. |
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