1Tim 1
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour,
and Christ Jesus our hope;
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to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ
Jesus our Lord.
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As I exhorted you to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that you might
charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
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neither 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].
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But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith
unfeigned:
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from which things some having swerved have turned aside to vain talking;
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desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say,
nor whereof they confidently affirm.
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But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
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as 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,
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for 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;
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according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my
trust.
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I thank him whom enabled me, [even] Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me
faithful, appointing me to [his] service;
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though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: nevertheless I
obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
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and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ
Jesus.
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Faithful is the 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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nevertheless for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ
show forth all his patient, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe
on him to eternal life.
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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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This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led
the way to you, that by them you may war the good warfare;
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holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck
concerning the faith:
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of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be
taught not to blaspheme.