1 Timothy 1

Greeting

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

²To Timothy, a ^atrue son in the faith:

^bGrace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

No Other Doctrine

³As I urged you ^cwhen I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may ¹charge some ^dthat they teach no other doctrine, ^4enor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith. ⁵Now ^fthe purpose of the commandment is love ^gfrom a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from ²sincere faith, ⁶from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to ^hidle talk, ⁷desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.

⁸But we know that the law is ⁱgood if one uses it lawfully, ⁹knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, ¹⁰for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is ³contrary to sound doctrine, ¹¹according to the glorious gospel of the ^jblessed God which was ^kcommitted to my trust.

Glory to God for His Grace

¹²And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has ^lenabled me, ^mbecause He counted me faithful, ⁿputting me into the ministry, ¹³although ^oI was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an ⁴insolent man; but I obtained mercy because ^pI did it ignorantly in unbelief. ^14qAnd the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, ^rwith faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. ^15sThis is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that ^tChrist Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. ¹⁶However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. ¹⁷Now to ^uthe King eternal, ^vimmortal, ^winvisible, to ⁵God ^xwho alone is wise, ^ybe honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Fight the Good Fight

¹⁸This ⁶charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, ¹⁹having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, ²⁰of whom are ^zHymenaeus and ^aAlexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to ^bblaspheme.