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Paul's Greeting to Timothy

Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ, according to [the] command of God our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope,

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Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,

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to Timotheus, [my] true child in faith: grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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To Timothy, a true son in the faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Warning against False Teaching

Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, [when I was] going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines,

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No Other Doctrine

As I urged you when I went into Macedonia — remain in Ephesus that you may [a]charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

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nor to turn their minds to fables and interminable genealogies, which bring questionings rather than [further] God's dispensation, which [is] in faith.

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nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

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But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

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Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from [b]sincere faith,

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which [things] some having missed, have turned aside to vain discourse,

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from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk,

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desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they [so] strenuously affirm.

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desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.

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Now we know that the law [is] good if any one uses it lawfully,

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But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully,

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knowing this, that law has not its application to a righteous person, but to [the] lawless and insubordinate, to [the] impious and sinful, to [the] unholy and profane, to smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers; to murderers,

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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,

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fornicators, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, perjurers; and if any other thing is opposed to sound teaching,

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for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is [c]contrary to sound doctrine,

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according to the glad tidings of the glory of the blessed God, with which *I* have been entrusted.

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according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.

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God's Grace to Paul

[And] I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, that he has counted me faithful, appointing to ministry him

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Glory to God for His Grace

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,

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who before was a blasphemer and persecutor, and an insolent overbearing [man]: but mercy was shewn me because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief.

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although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an [d]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

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But the grace of our Lord surpassingly over-abounded with faith and love, which [is] in Christ Jesus.

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And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

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Faithful [is] the word, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom *I* am [the] first.

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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.

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But for this reason mercy was shewn me, that in me, [the] first, Jesus Christ might display the whole long-suffering, for a delineation of those about to believe on him to life eternal.

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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.

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Now to the King of the ages, [the] incorruptible, invisible, only God, honour and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.

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Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to [e]God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

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This charge, [my] child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare,

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Fight the Good Fight

This [f]charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

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maintaining faith and a good conscience; which [last] some, having put away, have made shipwreck as to faith;

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having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,

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of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may be taught by discipline not to blaspheme.

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of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

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1 Timothy 1

1 Timothy 1