Paul, aan apostle
of bChrist
Jesus
caccording
to the commandment
of cGod
our Savior
, and of bChrist
Jesus
, who is our dhope
,
To aTimothy, amy true
child
in the faith
: bGrace
, mercy
and peace
from God
the Father
and cChrist
Jesus
our Lord
.
As I urged you 1upon my departure
for aMacedonia
, 2remain
on at bEphesus
so
that you may instruct
certain
men
not to cteach
strange
doctrines
,
nor to 1pay
attention
to amyths
and endless
bgenealogies
, which
give
rise
to mere cspeculation
rather
than
dfurthering 2the administration
of God
which is by faith
.
But the goal of our 1 ainstruction
is love
bfrom a pure
heart
and a cgood
conscience
and a sincere
dfaith
.
For some men
, straying
from these
things
, have turned
aside
to afruitless
discussion
,
awanting to be bteachers
of the Law
, even though they do not understand
either
what
they are saying
or
the matters about
which
they make
confident
assertions
.
But we know that athe Law
is good
, if
one
uses
it lawfully
,
realizing the fact
that alaw
is not made
for a righteous
person
, but for those who are lawless
and brebellious
, for the cungodly
and sinners
, for the unholy
and dprofane
, for those who kill
their fathers
or
mothers
, for murderers
1and 2 aimmoral men
1and bhomosexuals
1and ckidnappers
1and dliars
1and eperjurers
, and whatever
else
is contrary
to fsound
teaching
,
according to athe glorious
gospel
of bthe blessed
God
, with which
I have been centrusted
.
I thank aChrist
Jesus
our Lord
, who has bstrengthened
me, because
He considered
me faithful
, cputting
me into service
,
even though I was formerly a blasphemer
and a apersecutor
and a violent
aggressor
. Yet
I was bshown
mercy
because
cI acted
ignorantly
in unbelief
;
and the agrace of our Lord
was more
than
abundant
, with the bfaith
and love
which are found in Christ
Jesus
.
aIt is a trustworthy statement
, deserving
full
acceptance
, that bChrist
Jesus
came
into the world
to csave
sinners
, among whom
dI am
foremost
of all.
Yet for this
reason
I afound
mercy
, so
that in me as the foremost
, Jesus
Christ
might bdemonstrate
His perfect
patience
as an example
for those
1who would
believe
in Him for eternal
life
.
Now to the aKing
1eternal
, bimmortal
, cinvisible
, the donly
God
, ebe honor
and glory
2forever
and ever
. Amen
.
This acommand
I entrust
to you, Timothy
, bmy 1son
, in accordance
with the cprophecies
previously
made
concerning
you, that by them you dfight
the good
fight
,
keeping afaith
and a good
conscience
, which
some
have rejected
and suffered
shipwreck
in regard
to 1 btheir faith
.
1Among these are aHymenaeus
and bAlexander
, whom
I have chanded
over
to Satan
, so
that they will be dtaught
not to blaspheme
.