1 Timothy 1

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1. 1From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus — appointed by the command of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our hope.
2. 2To Timothy, my true son in the faith: May grace, mercy, and peace be yours from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3. 3When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay in Ephesus so you could instruct some not to teach any other doctrine.
4. 4They are also not to give attention to myths and endless genealogies, which produce debates rather than the godly building up that is in faith. So do this.
5. 5Now the goal of the commandment is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.
6. 6Some people have wandered away from these things and drifted into pointless debates.
7. 7They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they confidently assert.
8. 8We know the law is good if it is used properly;
9. 9we know this: the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who murder fathers or mothers, for murderers.
10. 10It is made for the sexually immoral, for those who defile themselves with mankind, for slave traders, for liars, for those who swear false oaths — and for anyone else whose behavior goes against sound doctrine.
11. 11This is all in line with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, the gospel he entrusted to me.
12. 12I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, because He considered me faithful and appointed me to the ministry.
13. 13even though I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I obtained mercy because I acted out of ignorance and unbelief.
14. 14The grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15. 15Here is a statement you can trust completely: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners — and I am the worst of them all.
16. 16But for this reason I received mercy, so that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience as an example for those who would later believe in him for eternal life.
17. 17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18. 18Timothy, my child, I am giving you this charge based on the prophecies spoken about you earlier, so that by them you may fight the good fight.
19. 19holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.
20. 20Hymenaeus and Alexander are among them. I handed them over to Satan so they would learn not to blaspheme.