1:1 Paul,
an
apostle
of
Christ
Jesus
by
command
of
God
our
Savior
and
of
Christ
Jesus
our
hope,
1:2 To
Timothy,
my
true
child
in
the
faith:
Grace,
mercy,
and
peace
from
God
the
Father
and
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord.
1:3 As
I
urged
you
when
I
was
going
to
Macedonia,
remain
at
Ephesus
so
that
you
may
charge
certain
persons
not
to
teach
any
different
doctrine,
1:4 nor
to
devote
themselves
to
myths
and
endless
genealogies,
which
promote
speculations
rather
than
the
stewardship
from
God
that
is
by
faith.
1:5 The
aim
of
our
charge
is
love
that
issues
from
a
pure
heart
and
a
good
conscience
and
a
sincere
faith.
1:6 Certain
persons,
by
swerving
from
these,
have
wandered
away
into
vain
discussion,
1:7 desiring
to
be
teachers
of
the
law,
without
understanding
either
what
they
are
saying
or
the
things
about
which
they
make
confident
assertions.
1:8 Now
we
know
that
the
law
is
good,
if
one
uses
it
lawfully,
1:9 understanding
this,
that
the
law
is
not
laid
down
for
the
just
but
for
the
lawless
and
disobedient,
for
the
ungodly
and
sinners,
for
the
unholy
and
profane,
for
those
who
strike
their
fathers
and
mothers,
for
murderers,
1:10 the
sexually
immoral,
men
who
practice
homosexuality,
enslavers,
liars,
perjurers,
and
whatever
else
is
contrary
to
sound
doctrine,
1:11 in
accordance
with
the
gospel
of
the
glory
of
the
blessed
God
with
which
I
have
been
entrusted.
1:12 I
thank
him
who
has
given
me
strength,
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord,
because
he
judged
me
faithful,
appointing
me
to
his
service,
1:13 though
formerly
I
was
a
blasphemer,
persecutor,
and
insolent
opponent.
But
I
received
mercy
because
I
had
acted
ignorantly
in
unbelief,
1:14 and
the
grace
of
our
Lord
overflowed
for
me
with
the
faith
and
love
that
are
in
Christ
Jesus.
1:15 The
saying
is
trustworthy
and
deserving
of
full
acceptance,
that
Christ
Jesus
came
into
the
world
to
save
sinners,
of
whom
I
am
the
foremost.
1:16 But
I
received
mercy
for
this
reason,
that
in
me,
as
the
foremost,
Jesus
Christ
might
display
his
perfect
patience
as
an
example
to
those
who
were
to
believe
in
him
for
eternal
life.
1:17 To
the
King
of
ages,
immortal,
invisible,
the
only
God,
be
honor
and
glory
forever
and
ever.
Amen.
1:18 This
charge
I
entrust
to
you,
Timothy,
my
child,
in
accordance
with
the
prophecies
previously
made
about
you,
that
by
them
you
may
wage
the
good
warfare,
1:19 holding
faith
and
a
good
conscience.
By
rejecting
this,
some
have
made
shipwreck
of
their
faith,
1:20 among
whom
are
Hymenaeus
and
Alexander,
whom
I
have
handed
over
to
Satan
that
they
may
learn
not
to
blaspheme.