1 Timothy 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Savior, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the appointment of God our Savior, and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

2 to Timotheus—genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

to Timothy, my true son in the faith; grace, mercy, peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 According as I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus—I going on to Macedonia—that you might charge certain [ones] not to teach any other thing,

As, on going into Macedonia, I besought you to remain in Ephesus, that you might charge some that they teach no other thing,

4 nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than [the] stewardship of God which [is] in faith.

nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which produce disputes rather than godly edification, which is in faith;

5 And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of unhypocritical faith,

(Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and out of a good conscience, and out of faith unfeigned:

6 from which certain [men], having swerved, turned aside to vain discourse,

which things some not having aimed at, have turned aside to idle disputation,

7 willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they confidently assert,

desiring to be teachers of law, though understanding neither what they say nor of what they boldly affirm.

8 and we have known that the Law [is] good, if anyone may use it lawfully;

But we know that the law is good, if any one use it lawfully;

9 having known this, that law is not set for a righteous man, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, manslayers,

knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and for scorners, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for man-slayers,

10 whoremongers, homosexuals, enslavers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is adverse to sound doctrine,

for lewd persons, for sodomites, for men-stealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and for whatever other thing is opposed to sound teaching,

11 according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been intrusted to me.

12 And I give thanks to Him who enabled me—Christ Jesus our Lord—that He reckoned me steadfast, having put [me] to the ministry,

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, because he counted me faithful, and put me into the ministry;

13 who before was speaking slander, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief,

me, I say, who before was a reviler and a persecutor and an overbearing man. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief:

14 and the grace of our Lord exceedingly abounded, with faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus.

and the grace of our Lord was very abundant with faith, and love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 The word [is] steadfast, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am first;

Assuredly true and worthy of all acceptation is this saying: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

16 but because of this I found kindness, that Jesus Christ might first show forth all long-suffering in me, for a pattern of those about to believe on Him to continuous life. (aiōnios g166)

But for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all long-suffering, for an example to those who might afterward believe on him in order to life eternal. (aiōnios g166)

17 And to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honor and glory through the ages of the ages! Amen. (aiōn g165)

Now to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, be honor and glory from age to age. Amen.) (aiōn g165)

18 I commit to you this charge, child Timotheus, according to the prophecies that went before on you, that you may war in them the good warfare,

This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, in accordance with the preceding prophecies concerning you, that by them you may war the good warfare,

19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away, made shipwreck concerning the faith,

holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust from them, as it respects faith have made shipwreck; of whom are Hymenæus and Alexander,

20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.

whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may learn not to revile.