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 [the] Lord *O*) Christ Jesus according to [the] command of God [the] Savior of us and (Lord *K*) Christ Jesus the hope of us

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

To Timothy [my] true child in [the] faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God [the] Father (of us *K*) and Christ Jesus the Lord of us.

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 urged you to remain in Ephesus [when] I was going to Macedonia so that you may warn certain men not to teach other doctrines

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.

nor to give heed to myths and to genealogies endless, which (speculations *N(k)O*) bring rather than stewardship of God which [is] in faith.

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

And the goal of [our] instruction is love out of a pure heart and a conscience good and a faith sincere,

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

from which some having missed the mark they have turned aside to meaningless discourse

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 teachers of the Law, not understanding neither what they are saying nor [that] about which they confidently assert.

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

We know now that good [is] the law if one it lawfully shall 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 for a righteous [one] law not is enacted, for [the] lawless however and insubordinate, for [the] ungodly and sinful, for [the] unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for slayers of man,

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.

for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for enslavers, for liars, for perjurers, and if anything other which to sound 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 gospel of the glory of the blessed God, with which was entrusted I myself.

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

(and *k*) Thankfulness I have for the [One] having strengthened me for Christ Jesus the Lord of us that faithful me He esteemed having appointed [me] to service,

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

(*N(k)O*) formerly being a blasphemer and a persecutor and insolent; but I was shown mercy, because being ignorant I did [it] in unbelief;

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

Surpassingly increased then the grace of the Lord of us with [the] faith and love that [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.

Trustworthy [is] the saying and of full acceptance worthy that Christ Jesus came into the world sinners to save, of whom [the] foremost am I myself;

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)

But because of this I was shown mercy, that in me myself [the] foremost may display Christ Jesus ([his] perfect *N(K)O*) patience as a pattern for those being about to believe on Him to life eternal. (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 to the King of the ages, [the] immortal invisible only (wise *K*) God, [be] honor and glory to the ages of the 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 to you, [my] child Timothy, according to the going before as to you prophecies, that (you may war *NK(o)*) by them the good warfare

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

holding faith and a good conscience, which some having cast away concerning the faith caused a shipwreck,

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

among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander whom I have handed over to Satan that they may be disciplined not to blaspheme.