1Timothy - Chapter 1 | American Standard Version

  • 1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope;
  • 2. unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 3. As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
  • 4. neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; {cf15i so do I now}.
  • 5. But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:
  • 6. from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;
  • 7. desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
  • 8. But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
  • 9. as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
  • 10. for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;
  • 11. according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
  • 12. I thank him that enabled me, {cf15i even} Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to {cf15i his} service;
  • 13. though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
  • 14. and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
  • 15. Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
  • 16. howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.
  • 17. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, {cf15i be} honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • 18. This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare;
  • 19. holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
  • 20. of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
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