1 Timothy 1:3-20

3JustG2531 asG2531 I urgedG3870 you 1upon my departureG4198 for 2MacedoniaG3109, to remainG4357 on at 3EphesusG2181 soG2443 thatG2443 you would instructG3853 certainG5100 peopleG5100 not to 4teachG2085 strangeG2085 doctrinesG2085, 4norG3366 to 5payG4337 attentionG4337 to 6mythsG3454 and endlessG562 7genealogiesG1076, whichG3748 giveG3930 riseG3930 to uselessG1567 8speculationG1567 ratherG3123 thanG2228 9advance 10the planG3622 of GodG2316, which is by faithG4102, so I urge you now. 5But the goalG5056 of our 1112instructionG3852 is loveG26 13from a pureG2513 heartG2588, from a 14goodG18 conscienceG4893, and from a sincereG505 15faithG4102. 6SomeG5100 peopleG5100 have strayedG795 from theseG3739 thingsG3739 and have turnedG1624 asideG1624 to 16fruitlessG3150 discussionG3150, 717wantingG2309 to be 18teachersG3547 ofG3547 theG3547 LawG3547, even though they do not understandG3539 eitherG3383 whatG3739 they are sayingG3004 orG3383 the matters aboutG4012 whichG5101 they makeG1226 confidentG1226 assertionsG1226.

8But we knowG3609 that 19the LawG3551 is goodG2570, ifG1437 oneG5100 usesG5530 it lawfullyG3545, 9realizingG3609 the factG3778 that 20lawG3551 is not madeG2749 for a righteousG1342 personG1342 but for those who are lawlessG459 and 21rebelliousG506, for the 22ungodlyG765 and sinnersG268, for the unholyG462 and 23worldlyG952, for thoseG3970 whoG3970 killG3970G3389 their fathersG3970 orG2532 mothersG3389, for murderersG409, 10for the 2425sexuallyG4205 immoralG4205, 26homosexualsG733, 2728slaveG405 tradersG405, 29liarsG5583, 30perjurersG1965, and whateverG1487G5100 elseG2087 is contraryG480 to 31soundG5198 teachingG1319, 11accordingG2596 to 32the gloriousG1391 gospelG2098 of 33the blessedG3107 GodG2316, with whichG3739 I have been 34entrustedG4100.

12I thankG5485 35ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, who has 36strengthenedG1743 me, becauseG3754 He consideredG2233 me faithfulG4103, 37puttingG5087 me into serviceG1248, 13even though I was previouslyG4387 a blasphemerG989 and a 38persecutorG1376 and a violentG5197 aggressorG5197. YetG235 I was 39shownG1653 mercyG1653 becauseG3754 40I actedG4160 ignorantlyG50 in unbeliefG570; 14and the 41graceG5485 of our LordG2962 was moreG5250 thanG5250 abundantG5250, with the 42faithG4102 and loveG26 which are found in ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 1543It is a trustworthyG4103 statementG3056, deservingG514 fullG3956 acceptanceG594, that 44ChristG5547 JesusG2424 cameG2064 into the worldG2889 to 45saveG4982 sinnersG268, among whomG3739 46I amG1510 foremostG4413. 16YetG235 for thisG3778 reasonG1223 I 47foundG1653 mercyG1653, soG2443 thatG2443 in me as the foremostG4413 sinner JesusG2424 ChristG5547 might 48demonstrateG1731 His perfectG537 patienceG3115 as an exampleG5296 for thoseG3588 49who wouldG3195 believeG4100 in Him for eternalG166 lifeG2222. 17NowG1161 to the 50KingG935 51eternalG165, 52immortalG862, 53invisibleG517, the 54onlyG3441 GodG2316, 55be honorG5092 and gloryG1391 56foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281.

18ThisG3778 57commandG3852 I entrustG3908 to you, TimothyG5095, 58my 59sonG5043, inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the 60propheciesG4394 previouslyG4254 madeG4254 concerningG1909 you, that by them you 61fightG4754 the goodG2570 fightG4752, 19keepingG2192 62faithG4102 and a goodG18 conscienceG4893, whichG3739 someG5100 have rejectedG683 and sufferedG3489 shipwreckG3489 inG4012 regardG4012 toG4012 6364their faithG4102. 2065Among theseG3739 are 66HymenaeusG5211 and 67AlexanderG223, whomG3739 I have 68handedG3860 overG3860 to SatanG4567, soG2443 thatG2443 they will be 69taughtG3811 not to blasphemeG987.