CHAPTER 1

Instructions in Doctrine and Living

1 Paul, aan apostle of bChrist Jesus caccording to the commandment of dGod our Savior, and of eChrist Jesus, our fhope,

2 To aTimothy, bmy genuine child in the faith: cGrace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and dChrist Jesus our Lord.

3 As I exhorted you when going to aMacedonia, 1remain on at bEphesus so that you may command certain ones not to cteach a different doctrine,

4 nor to 1pay attention to amyths and endless bgenealogies, which give rise to mere cspeculation rather than furthering dthe stewardship from God which is by faith.

5 But the goal of our acommand is love bfrom a pure heart and a cgood conscience and an unhypocritical dfaith.

6 For some, straying from these things, have turned aside to afruitless discussion,

7 awanting to be bteachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

8 But we know that athe Law is good, if one uses it lawfully,

9 knowing this, that alaw is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and brebellious, for the cungodly and sinners, for the unholy and dgodless, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

10 for asexually immoral persons, for bhomosexuals, for ckidnappers, for dliars, for eperjurers, and whatever else is contrary to fsound teaching,

11 according to athe gospel of the glory of bthe blessed God, with which I have been centrusted.

12 I am grateful to aChrist Jesus our Lord, who has bstrengthened me, because He regarded me faithful, cputting me into service,

13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a apersecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was bshown mercy because cI acted ignorantly in unbelief;

14 and the agrace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the bfaith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

15 aIt is a trustworthy saying and deserving full acceptance: that bChrist Jesus came into the world to csave sinners, among whom dI am foremost.

16 Yet for this reason I awas shown mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Christ Jesus might bdemonstrate all His patience as an example for those 1who are going to believe upon Him for eternal life.

17 Now to the aKing of the 1ages, bimmortal, cinvisible, the donly God, ebe honor and glory 2forever and ever. Amen.

18 This acommand I entrust to you, Timothy, bmy child, in accordance with the cprophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may dfight the good fight,

19 keeping afaith and a good conscience, which some, having rejected, suffered shipwreck in regard to 1btheir faith.

20 1Among these are aHymenaeus and bAlexander, whom I have chanded over to Satan, so that they will be dtaught not to blaspheme.