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Greeting
1Paul,#Ac 13:9 an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command#Rm 16:26; Ti 1:3 of God our Savior#1Tm 2:3; Ti 1:3; 2:10; 3:4; Jd 25 and of Christ Jesus our hope:#1Co 15:19; Col 1:27; 1Th 1:3; 1Pt 1:3,13
2To Timothy,#Ac 16:1; 20:4; 1Co 4:17; 16:10 my true son in the faith.
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the#1:2 Other mss read our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
False Doctrine and Misuse of the Law
3As I urged you when I went to Macedonia,#Ac 16:9 remain in Ephesus#Eph 1:1 so that you may instruct certain people#Jd 4 not to teach false doctrine 4or to pay attention to myths#1Tm 4:7; 2Tm 4:4; Ti 1:14; 2Pt 1:16 and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan,#Eph 1:10; 3:2,9; Col 1:25 which operates by faith. 5Now the goal of our instruction is love#Rm 13:10 that comes from a pure heart,#Ps 24:4; 2Tm 2:22; 1Pt 1:22 a good conscience,#Ac 23:1; 24:16; Rm 9:1; 2Co 1:12; 1Tm 1:19; 3:9; Heb 10:22; 1Pt 3:21 and a sincere faith.#2Tm 1:5 6Some have departed from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion. 7They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on. 8But we know that the law is good,#Rm 7:12,16 provided one uses it legitimately. 9We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious,#Ti 1:6,10; Heb 2:8 for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers, 10for the sexually immoral#1Co 5:9 and males who have sex with males,#Gn 19:5; Rm 1:27; 1Co 6:9 for slave traders, liars,#Jn 8:44 perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching#1Tm 6:3; 2Tm 1:13; Ti 1:9; 2:1 11that conforms to the gospel#2Co 4:4 concerning the glory of the blessed God,#1Tm 6:15 which was entrusted to me.#Lv 6:4; Lk 12:48; 1Co 9:17; Gl 2:7; 1Th 2:4; 1Tm 1:11; 6:20; 2Tm 1:12,14; Ti 1:3
Paul’s Testimony
12I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened#Ac 9:22; Php 4:13 me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry — 13even though I was formerly a blasphemer,#Ac 6:11; 2Tm 3:2; 2Pt 2:11 a persecutor,#Php 3:6 and an arrogant man.#1Co 15:8 But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief, 14and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15This saying is trustworthy#1Tm 3:1; 4:9; 2Tm 2:11; Ti 3:8 and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world#Jn 3:17; 12:46; 18:37; 1Jn 4:9 to save sinners”#Mk 2:17; Lk 19:10; Rm 11:4 — and I am the worst of them.#1Co 15:9 16But I received mercy#Lk 1:50 for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his extraordinary patience#Ex 34:6; Rm 2:4 as an example to those who would believe in him for eternal life.#Jn 12:25; Ac 13:48 17Now to the King#Ps 47:7 eternal,#Ps 90:2 immortal,#1Co 9:25 invisible, the only#1:17 Other mss add wise God,#Jn 5:44; 1Co 8:6; Eph 4:6; 1Tm 2:5; 6:15; Jd 25 be honor#2Pt 1:17; Rv 5:12 and glory#Mk 10:37 forever and ever. Amen.#Php 4:20; 1Tm 6:16; Rv 22:21
Engage in Battle
18Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies#1Co 13:2; 1Tm 4:14; 2Tm 1:6 previously made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight, 19having faith#Eph 3:12; 6:16; Col 1:23; 2:5; 1Th 5:8; 1Tm 3:13; 6:12; 2Tm 4:7; 1Jn 5:4 and a good conscience,#Heb 10:22 which some#2Tm 2:18; Jd 4 have rejected and have shipwrecked the faith. 20Among them are Hymenaeus#2Tm 2:17 and Alexander,#2Tm 4:14 whom I have delivered to Satan,#1Co 5:5 so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.
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1 Timothy 1
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1I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus, just as God our Savior commanded. Christ Jesus also commanded it. We have put our hope in him.
2Timothy, I am sending you this letter. You are my true son in the faith.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy and peace.
Paul Warns Timothy to Oppose False Teachers
3Timothy, stay there in Ephesus. That is what I told you to do when I went into Macedonia. I want you to command certain people not to teach things that aren’t true. 4And command them not to spend their time on stories that are made up. They must not waste time on family histories that never end. These things only lead to fights about ideas. They don’t help God’s work move forward. His work is done by faith. 5Love is the purpose of my command. Love comes from a pure heart. It comes from a good sense of what is right and wrong. It comes from faith that is honest and true. 6Some have turned from these teachings. They would rather talk about things that have no meaning. 7They want to be teachers of the law. And they are very sure about that law. But they don’t know what they are talking about.
8We know that the law is good if it is used properly. 9We also know that the law isn’t made for godly people. It is made for those who break the law. It is for those who refuse to obey. It is for ungodly and sinful people. It is for those who aren’t holy and who don’t believe. It is for those who kill their fathers or mothers. It is for murderers. 10It is for those who commit sexual sins. It is for those who commit homosexual acts. It is for people who buy and sell slaves. It is for liars. It is for people who tell lies in court. It is for those who are a witness to things that aren’t true. And it is for anything else that is the opposite of true teaching. 11True teaching agrees with the good news about the glory of the blessed God. He trusted me with that good news.
The Lord Pours Out His Grace on Paul
12I am thankful to Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me strength. I thank him that he considered me faithful. I thank him for appointing me to serve him. 13I used to speak evil things against Jesus. I tried to hurt his followers. I really pushed them around. But God showed me mercy anyway. I did those things without knowing any better. I wasn’t a believer. 14Our Lord poured out more and more of his grace on me. Along with it came faith and love from Christ Jesus.
15Here is a saying that you can trust. It should be accepted completely. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the worst sinner of all. 16But for that very reason, God showed me mercy. And I am the worst of sinners. He showed me mercy so that Christ Jesus could show that he is very patient. I was an example for those who would come to believe in him. Then they would receive eternal life. 17The eternal King will never die. He can’t be seen. He is the only God. Give him honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Paul Commands Timothy
18My son Timothy, I am giving you this command. It is in keeping with the prophecies once made about you. By remembering them, you can fight the battle well. 19Then you will hold on to faith. You will hold on to a good sense of what is right and wrong. Some have not accepted this knowledge of right and wrong. So they have destroyed their faith. They are like a ship that has sunk. 20Hymenaeus and Alexander are among them. I have handed them over to Satan. That will teach them not to speak evil things against God.
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