| 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, 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. |
