New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 1

Misleadings in Doctrine and Living

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to the commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316our SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990, and ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, who is ourhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,

2ToTimothyΤιμοθέῳTimotheōG5095, mytrueγνησίῳgnēsiōG1103childτέκνῳteknōG5043in thefaithπίστει·pisteiG4102:Graceχάρις,charisG5485,mercyἔλεος,eleosG1656andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

3As I urgedπαρεκάλεσάparekalesaG3870youupon my departureπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198forMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,remainπροσμεῖναιprosmeinaiG4357on atEphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181soἵναinaG2443that you may instructπαραγγείλῃςparangeilēsG3853certainτισὶνtisinG5100menG5100not toteachG2085strangeG2085doctrinesG2085,

4norμηδὲmēdeG3366topayG4337attentionG4337tomythsμύθοιςmuthoisG3454and endlessἀπεράντοις,aperantoisG562genealogiesγενεαλογίαιςgenealogiaisG1076,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748giveG3930riseG3930to merespeculationG1567ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228furtheringthe administrationοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622of GodθεοῦtheouG2316which is by faithπίστει.pisteiG4102.

5But the goalτέλοςtelosG5056of ourinstructionπαραγγελίαςparangeliasG3852is loveἀγάπηagapēG26from a pureκαθαρᾶςkatharasG2513heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588and agoodἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893and a sincereἀνυποκρίτου,anupokritouG505faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

6For someG5100menG5100,strayingἀστοχήσαντεςastochēsantesG795from theseG3739thingsG3739,have turnedG1624asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624tofruitlessG3150discussionG3150,

7wantingθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to beteachersG3547of the Lawνομοδιδάσκαλοι,nomodidaskaloiG3547,even though they do not understandνοοῦντεςnoountesG3539eitherμήτεmēteG3383whatἃhaG3739they are sayingλέγουσινlegousinG3004orμήτεmēteG3383the matters aboutπερὶperiG4012whichτίνωνtinōnG5101they makeG1226confidentG1226assertionsG1226.

8But we knowG3609thatthe LawνόμοςnomosG3551is goodκαλὸςkalosG2570,ifἐάνeanG1437oneτιςtisG5100usesχρῆται,chrētaiG5530it lawfullyνομίμωςnomimōsG3545,

9realizingG3609the factτοῦτο,toutoG3778thatlawνόμοςnomosG3551is not madeκεῖται,keitaiG2749for a righteousδικαίῳdikaiōG1342personG1342,but for those who are lawlessἀνόμοιςanomoisG459andrebelliousἀνυποτάκτοις,anupotaktoisG506, for theungodlyἀσεβέσινasebesinG765and sinnersἁμαρτωλοῖς,hamartōloisG268,for the unholyἀνοσίοιςanosioisG462andprofaneβεβήλοις,bebēloisG952,for those who killG3970 G3389their fathersG3970orG2532mothersG3389,for murderersἀνδροφόνοις,androphonoisG409

10andimmoralπόρνοις,pornoisG4205menG4205andhomosexualsἀρσενοκοίταις,arsenokoitaisG733andkidnappersἀνδραποδισταῖς,andrapodistaisG405andliarsψεύσταις,pseustaisG5583andperjurersἐπιόρκοις,epiorkoisG1965,and whateverεἴ τιei tiG1487 G5100elseἕτερονheteronG2087is contraryἀντίκειταιantikeitaiG480tosoundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198teachingδιδασκαλίᾳdidaskaliaG1319,

11accordingκατὰkataG2596tothe gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofthe blessedμακαρίουmakariouG3107Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,with whichὃhoG3739I have beenentrustedἐπιστεύθηνepisteuthēnG4100.

12I thankχάρινcharinG5485ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424our LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, who hasstrengthenedἐνδυναμώσαντίendunamōsantiG1743me, becauseὅτιhotiG3754He consideredἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233me faithfulπιστόνpistonG4103,puttingθέμενοςthemenosG5087me into serviceδιακονίαν,diakonianG1248,

13even though I was formerlyG4387a blasphemerβλάσφημονblasphēmonG989and apersecutorδιώκτηνdiōktēnG1376and a violentG5197aggressorG5197.Yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I wasshownG1653mercyἠλεήθην,ēleēthēnG1653becauseὅτιhotiG3754I actedἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160ignorantlyἀγνοῶνagnoōnG50in unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ·apistiaG570;

14and thegraceχάριςcharisG5485of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was moreG5250thanG5250abundantG5250, with thefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26which are foundin ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

15It is a trustworthyΠιστὸςPistosG4103statementλόγοςlogosG3056,deservingἄξιοςaxiosG514fullπάσηςpasēsG3956acceptanceἀποδοχῆςapodochēsG594, thatChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889tosaveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268,among whomὧνhōnG3739I amεἰμιeimiG1510foremostπρῶτόςprōtosG4413of all.

16YetἀλλὰallaG235for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223IfoundG1653mercyἠλεήθην,ēleēthēnG1653,soἵναinaG2443that in me as the foremostπρώτῳprōtōG4413,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547mightdemonstrateἐνδείξηταιendeixētaiG1731His perfectἅπασανhapasanG537patienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115as an exampleὑποτύπωσινhupotupōsinG5296for thoseG3588who wouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195believeπιστεύεινpisteueinG4100in Him for eternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

17NowδὲdeG1161to theKingβασιλεῖbasileiG935eternalαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165,immortalἀφθάρτῳaphthartōG862,invisibleἀοράτῳaoratōG517, theonlyμόνῳmonōG3441Godθεῷ,theōG2316, behonorτιμὴtimēG5092and gloryδόξαdoxaG1391foreverαἰῶναςaiōnasG165and everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

18ThisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778commandπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852I entrustπαρατίθεμαίparatithemaiG3908to you, TimothyΤιμόθεε,TimotheeG5095, mysonτέκνονteknonG5043,in accordanceκατὰkataG2596with thepropheciesπροφητείας,prophēteiasG4394previouslyG4254madeG4254concerningἐπὶepiG1909you, that by them youfightστρατεύῃstrateuēG4754the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570fightστρατείανstrateianG4752,

19keepingἔχωνechōnG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102and a goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησιν,suneidēsinG4893,whichἥνhēnG3739someτινεςtinesG5100have rejectedἀπωσάμενοιapōsamenoiG683and sufferedG3489shipwreckG3489in regardπερὶperiG4012totheir faithπίστινpistinG4102.

20Among theseὧνhōnG3739areHymenaeusὙμέναιοςHumenaiosG5211andAlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223,whomοὓςhousG3739I havehandedπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860overG3860to SatanσατανᾷsatanaG4567,soἵναinaG2443that they will betaughtπαιδευθῶσινpaideuthōsinG3811not to blasphemeβλασφημεῖν.¶blasphēmeinG987.

Misleadings in Doctrine and Living

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1