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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,

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, a true son in the faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ 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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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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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 give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in 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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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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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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from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk,

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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 which was committed to my trust.

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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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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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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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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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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 exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are 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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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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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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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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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, to [e]God who alone is wise, 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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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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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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having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,

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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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of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn 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