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Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

Paul's Greeting to Timothy

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

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

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Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Warning Against False Teachers

As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine,

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Warning against False Teaching

As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

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nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardshipa from God that is by faith.

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Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

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The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

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Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

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Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion,

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From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

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desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

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Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

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

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But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

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understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers,

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Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

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the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers,b liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to soundc doctrine,

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For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

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in accordance with the gospel 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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Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners

I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,

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God's Grace to Paul

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

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though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

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Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

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and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

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And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

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The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

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This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

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But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

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Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

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To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever.d Amen.

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Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

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This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

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holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,

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Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

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among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

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Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

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1 Timothy 1

1 Timothy 1