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Misleadings in Doctrine and Living

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope,

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

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As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines,

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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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nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.

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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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But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere 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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For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,

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

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wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

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

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

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realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers

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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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and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching,

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

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according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

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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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I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service,

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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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even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;

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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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and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.

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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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It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.

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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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Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

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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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Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

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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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This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight,

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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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keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.

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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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Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme.

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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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1 Timothy 1

1 Timothy 1