1 Timothy 1

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Paul’s Greeting to Timothy

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

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

²To Timothy, my true child in the faith:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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

Correcting False Teachers

³As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines

³Just as I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus in my going to Macedonia, so that you might charge certain ones not to teach other doctrines

⁴or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.^a

⁴nor to give heed to myths and endless genealogies, which cause controversies rather than the stewardship of God that is in faith.

⁵The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

⁵Now the goal of our charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith,

⁶Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.

⁶from which certain ones, having missed the mark, turned aside to empty talk,

⁷They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.

⁷wanting to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor that about which they confidently assert.

⁸Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.

⁸Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully,

⁹We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,

⁹knowing this, that law is not laid for a righteous one, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for slayers of man,

¹⁰for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders^a and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching

¹⁰for the sexually immoral, homosexuals, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and if anything other is opposed to being sound in the teaching,

¹¹that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

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

God’s Grace to Paul

¹²I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.

¹²I have gratitude to the One having empowered me, Christ Jesus our Lord, that He esteemed me faithful, having put me to service,

¹³I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

¹³formerly being a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolent; but I was shown mercy, because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief.

¹⁴And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴And the grace of our Lord exceedingly abounded with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

¹⁵Trustworthy is the word, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

¹⁶But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

¹⁶But because of this I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Christ Jesus might display all patience, as a pattern for those being about to believe on Him unto eternal life.

¹⁷Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁷Now to the King of the ages, the immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory to the ages of the ages! Amen.

¹⁸Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,

¹⁸I commit to you this charge, Timothy my child, according to the prophecies upon you going before, so that by them you may wage the good warfare,

¹⁹holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.

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

²⁰Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

²⁰of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they should be disciplined not to blaspheme.