1 Timothy

Worrell^{(i) 1} Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to a command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our Hope, ² to Timothy, a true child in faith: grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord. ³ As I exhorted you to continue in Ephesus, when I was journeying into Macedonia, that you might charge certain ones not to teach a different doctrine, ⁴ nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies; which, indeed, occasion disputes rather than God's dispensation, which is in faith, so do I now. ⁵ But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and of faith unfeigned; ⁶ which some having missed turned aside to vain talk; ⁷ wishing to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm. ⁸ But we know that the law is good, if one use it lawfully; ⁹ knowing this, that law is not enacted for a righteous man, but for lawless and unruly ones, for ungodly and sinful, for unholy and profane, for patricides, and matricides, for man-slayers, ¹⁰ for fornicators, for sodomites, for man-stealers, for liars, for false swearers; and whatever else is contrary to healthful teaching; ¹¹ according to the Gospel of the glory of the Blessed God, with which I was entrusted. ¹² I have thanks for Him Who empowered me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because He accounted me faithful, putting me into His service, ¹³ though formerly I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I obtained mercy, because I, being ignorant, did it in unbelief; ¹⁴ and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief; ¹⁶ but for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me, as chief, Christ Jesus might show forth all His longsuffering for an example to those about to believe on Him unto eternal life. ¹⁷ Now to the King of the ages, incorruptible, invisible, only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. ¹⁸ This charge I commit to you, child Timothy, according to the prophecies going before in respect to you, that you may war with these the noble warfare; ¹⁹ holding faith, and a good conscience, which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith; ²⁰ of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered up to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.