1Timothy - Chapter 1 | New King James Version

  • 1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,
  • 2. To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 3. As I urged you when I went into Macedonia--remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
  • 4. nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.
  • 5. Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,
  • 6. from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk,
  • 7. desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.
  • 8. But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully,
  • 9. knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
  • 10. for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,
  • 11. according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.
  • 12. And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,
  • 13. although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
  • 14. And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
  • 15. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
  • 16. However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
  • 17. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, {cf2super [1]} be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • 18. This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
  • 19. having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,
  • 20. of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
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