      | ¶ | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, [which is] our hope; | |
 | Unto Timothy, [my] own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. | ||
| ¶ | As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, | |
 | Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do]. | ||
| Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned: | ||
| From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; | ||
| Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. | ||
| But we know that the law [is] good, if a man use it lawfully; | ||
| Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, | ||
| For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; | ||
| According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. | ||
| ¶ | And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; | |
| Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief. | ||
| And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. | ||
 | This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. | ||
| Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. | ||
| Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. | ||
| ¶ | This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; | |
| Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: | ||
| Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. |
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1 Timothy - Chapter 1
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