1 Timothy 1

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope;● 2unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.● 3As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,● 4neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; `so do I now'.● 5But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:● 6from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;● 7desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.● 8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,● 9as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,● 10for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;● 11according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.● 12I thank him that enabled me, `even' Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to `his' service;● 13though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;● 14and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.● 15Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:● 16howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.● 17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, `be' honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.● 18This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare;● 19holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:● 20of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.●