1 Timothy 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the command of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,
Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the appointment of God our Saviour, and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,
2 to Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
to Timothy my true son in the faith, be grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 Just as I urged yoʋ when I was going to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that yoʋ may charge certain people not to teach different doctrines
As I exhorted thee to stay at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain persons not to teach other doctrine,
4 or to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which promote disputes rather than the plan of God that operates by faith.
nor attend to fables and endless genealogies, which occasion debates, rather than pious edification in the faith:
5 The goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith.
so do, and acquaint them that the end of that charge is charity, out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned:
6 Some have strayed from these and have turned aside to meaningless talk,
from which some having swerved are turned aside to vain discourses;
7 desiring to be teachers of the law, although they do not understand what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they neither understand what they say, nor what things they assert.
8 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully.
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9 We know that the law is not laid down for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their father or mother, for murderers,
knowing this, that a law does not lie against a righteous person, but against the lawless and unruly, the impious and wicked, the unholy and profane,
10 fornicators, homosexuals, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to the sound teaching
parricides, murderers, whoremongers, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, false-swearers, and if there be any thing else contrary to that sound doctrine,
11 that conforms to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which has been entrusted to me.
which is according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I was intrusted.
12 I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, because he considered me to be faithful and appointed me to serve him,
And I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who gave me ability for the work, that He accounted me faithful, having put me into the ministry,
13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man. But I received mercy because I had ignorantly acted in unbelief,
who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an oppressor. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief: and the grace of our Lord superabounded,
14 and the grace of our Lord abounded to me greatly with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
15 This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
It is a truth highly to be believed, and worthy to be received by all, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners: ---of whom I am one of the chief.
16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost sinner, Jesus Christ might show complete patience, making me an example for those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
But for this end I obtained mercy, that in me a chief sinner Jesus Christ might display his long-suffering, for an example to those who should afterwards believe on Him to eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Now to the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
18 This charge I entrust to yoʋ, Timothy, my child, according to the prophecies once made about yoʋ, so that by them yoʋ may fight the good fight,
This charge I commit to thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which before came on thee, that by them thou mightest war a good warfare,
19 having faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have shipwrecked their faith.
having faith and a good conscience, which some putting away have made shipwreck concerning the faith:
20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan so that they may learn not to blaspheme.
of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
