1 Timothy 1

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

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus—by injunction of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope, —

2 to Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

unto Timothy, my true child in faith: favour, mercy, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 As I urged you to do when I was leaving for Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you can command certain people not to teach a different doctrine.

Even as I exhorted thee to remain in Ephesus, when I was journeying into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some—

4 Neither should they pay attention to stories and endless genealogies. These cause arguments rather than helping the plan of God, which is by faith.

Not to be teaching otherwise, nor yet to be giving heed to stories and endless genealogies, —the which, bring, arguings, rather than that stewardship of God which is with faith; —

5 Now the goal of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.

Now, the end of the charge, is love—out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned, —

6 Some people have missed the mark and have turned away from these things to foolish talk.

Which some, missing, have turned them aside unto idle talk,

7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or what they so confidently affirm.

Desiring to be law-teachers, —not understanding, either what they say or whereof they confidently affirm.

8 But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully.

Now we know that, excellent, is the law, if one put it to a lawful use: —

9 We know this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for a lawless and rebellious people, for ungodly people and sinners, and for those who are godless and profane. It is made for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,

Knowing this—that, to a righteous man, law, doth not apply, but to the lawless and insubordinate, ungodly and sinful, irreligious and profane, smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers, murderers,

10 for sexually immoral people, for homosexuals, for those who kidnap people for slaves, for liars, for false witnesses, and for whatever else is against faithful instruction.

fornicators, sodomites, man-stealers, liars, false- swearers, —and, if anything else, unto the healthful teaching, is opposed; —

11 This instruction is according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

According to the glad-message of the glory of the happy God, with which entrusted am, I.

12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord. He strengthened me, for he considered me faithful, and he placed me into service.

Grateful, am I unto him that empowered me, Christ Jesus our Lord, in that, faithful, he accounted me, putting me into ministry, —

13 I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief.

Though, formerly, a defamer, and persecutor, and insulter; nevertheless mercy was shown me, because, without knowledge, I acted, in unbelief:

14 But the grace of our Lord overflowed with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.

Yet exceeding abundant was the favour of our Lord, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

15 This message is reliable and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of these.

Faithful, the saying! and, of all acceptance, worthy, —that, Christ Jesus, came into the world, sinners, to save: of whom, the chief, am, I;—

16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Christ Jesus might demonstrate all patience. He did this as an example for those who would trust in him for eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

Nevertheless, on this account, was mercy shewn me, —that, in me, the chief, Christ Jesus might shew forth his entire longsuffering, for an ensample of them about to believe on him unto life age-abiding. (aiōnios g166)

17 Now to the king of the ages, the immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

Now, unto the King of the ages, —incorruptible, invisible, alone God, be honour and glory, unto the ages of ages, Amen! (aiōn g165)

18 I am placing this command before you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that you might fight the good fight,

This charge, I commit unto thee, child Timothy, According to the prophecies, running before on thee, in order that thou mightest war, with them, the noble warfare.

19 holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have shipwrecked their faith.

Holding faith and a good conscience, —which some, thrusting from them, concerning their faith, have made shipwreck: —

20 Such are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I gave over to Satan so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

Of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may be taught by discipline not to be defaming.