1 Timothy Chapter 1
1 From Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ who is our hope.
2 To Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
3 I urged⁺ you to remain⁺ at Ephesus when I went to Macedonia so that you might charge them to teach no other doctrine
4 and to not give heed to fables and endless genealogies that bring⁺ questions rather than godly edifying in faith.
5 Now the objective⁺ of this instruction⁺ is true love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere⁺ faith.
6 Yet some have erred⁺ by turning aside to vain talking⁺.
7 They desire to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or what they affirm.
8 Now we know that the law is good if it is used lawfully,
9 Know this: That the law is not made for the righteous, but for the lawless and disobedient, ungodly sinners, unholy and worldly⁺, murderers of fathers and mothers and all murderers⁺,
10 for fornicators⁺, for those who defile themselves, for slave traders⁺, liars, perjurers, and any other thing that is contrary to sound teaching⁺.
11 This is according to the glorious Gospel of the blessed God that was committed to my trust.
12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me because He counted me faithful to put me into the ministry.
13 Because before, I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and injurious to others. But I received⁺ mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14 The grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance: That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
16 However for this purpose⁺ I received⁺ mercy, so that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering as a pattern to those who would hereafter believe in Him for eternal⁺ life.
17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the earlier⁺ prophecies about you, so that by them you might fight⁺ a good warfare,
19 holding faith and a good conscience. For some have put away their conscience so as to make their faith shipwreck.
20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander whom I have delivered to Satan so that they may learn to not blaspheme.