1 Timothy 1

(2 Timothy 1:1–2)

1PaulG3972, an apostleG652 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424 byG2596 the commandG2003 of GodG2316 ourG1473 SaviorG4990 andG2532 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424 ourG1473 hopeG1680,

2To TimothyG5095, my trueG1103 childG5043 inG1722 the faithG4102:

GraceG5485, mercyG1656, and peaceG1515 fromG575 GodG2316 the FatherG3962 andG2532 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 ourG1473 LordG2962.

Correcting False Teachers

(Titus 1:10–16)

3AsG2531 I urgedG3870 youG4771 on my departureG4198 toG1519 MacedoniaG3109, you should stay onG4357 atG1722 EphesusG2181 toG2443 instructG3853 certain menG5100 notG3361 to teach false doctrinesG2085 4or devote themselvesG4337 to mythsG3454 andG2532 endlessG562 genealogiesG1076, whichG3748 promoteG3930 speculationG2214 ratherG3123 thanG2228 the stewardshipG3622 of God’sG2316 work, whichG3588 is byG1722 faithG4102.1

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TheG3588 goalG5056 ofG3588 our instructionG3852 isG1510 the loveG26 that comes fromG1537 a pureG2513 heartG2588, a clearG18 conscienceG4893, andG2532 a sincereG505 faithG4102. 6SomeG5100 have strayedG795 fromG3739 these ways and turned asideG1624 toG1519 empty talkG3150. 7They wantG2309 to beG1510 teachers of the lawG3547, but they do not understandG3539G3361G3383 whatG3739 they are sayingG3004 or that whichG5101 they so confidently assertG1226.

8NowG1161 we knowG1492 thatG3754 theG3588 lawG3551 is goodG2570, ifG1437 oneG5100 usesG5530 itG846 legitimatelyG3545. 9We realizeG1492 thatG3754 lawG3551 is not enactedG3756G2749 for the righteousG1342, butG1161 for the lawlessG459 andG2532 rebelliousG506, for the ungodlyG765 andG2532 sinfulG268, for the unholyG462 andG2532 profaneG952, for killers of fatherG3964 or motherG3389, for murderersG409, 10for the sexually immoralG4205, for homosexualsG733, for slave tradersG4052 and liarsG5583 and perjurersG1965, andG2532 forG1487 anyoneG5100 elseG2087 who is averse toG480 soundG5198 teachingG1319 11that agrees withG2596 theG3588 gloriousG1391 gospelG2098 of theG3588 blessedG3107 GodG2316, with whichG3739 IG1473 have been entrustedG4100.

God’s Grace to Paul

12IG2192 thankG5485 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 ourG1473 LordG2962, whoG3588 has strengthenedG1743 meG1473, thatG3754 He consideredG2233 meG1473 faithfulG4103 and appointedG5087 me toG1519 serviceG1248. 13I wasG1510 formerlyG4386 a blasphemerG989, a persecutorG1376, andG2532 a violentG5197 man; yetG235 becauseG3754 I had actedG4160 inG1722 ignoranceG50 and unbeliefG570, I was shown mercyG1653. 14AndG1161 theG3588 graceG5485 of ourG1473 LordG2962 overflowedG5250 to me, along withG3326 the faithG4102 andG2532 loveG26 thatG3588 are inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

15This is a trustworthyG4103 sayingG3056, worthyG514 of fullG3956 acceptanceG594: ChristG5547 JesusG2424 cameG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889 to saveG4982 sinnersG268, of whomG3739 IG1473 amG1510 the worstG4413. 16ButG235 for this very reasonG1223 I was shown mercyG1653, so thatG2443 inG1722 meG1473, the worstG4413 of sinners, ChristG5547 JesusG2424 might displayG1731 His perfectG537 patienceG3115 asG4314 an exampleG5296 to those whoG3588 wouldG3195 believeG4100 inG1909 HimG846 forG1519 eternalG166 lifeG2222. 17NowG1161 toG3588 the KingG935 eternalG3588G165, immortalG862, and invisibleG517, the onlyG3441 GodG2316, be honorG5092 andG2532 gloryG1391 foreverG1519G3588G165 and everG165. AmenG281.

18TimothyG5095, my childG5043, I entrustG3908 you withG4771 thisG3778 commandG3852 in keeping withG2596 theG3588 previousG4254 propheciesG4394 aboutG1909 youG4771, so thatG2443 byG1722 themG846 you may fightG4754 theG3588 goodG2570 fightG4752, 19holding onG2192 to faithG4102 andG2532 a goodG18 conscienceG4893, whichG3739 someG5100 have rejectedG683 and thereby shipwreckedG3489 their faithG4102. 20AmongG3739 them areG1510 HymenaeusG5211 andG2532 AlexanderG223, whomG3739 I have handed overG3860 to SatanG4567 toG2443 be taughtG3811 notG3361 to blasphemeG987.