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1 Timothy 1

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ Paul, ⓐ an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command ⓑ of God our Savior ⓒ and of Christ Jesus our hope: ⓓ

² To Timothy, ⓔ my true son in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the [1] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

³ As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, ⓕ remain in Ephesus ⓖ so that you may instruct certain people ⓗ not to teach different doctrine

⁴ or to pay attention to myths ⓘ and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, ⓙ which operates by faith.

⁵ Now the goal of our instruction is love ⓚ that comes from a pure heart, ⓛ a good conscience, ⓜ and a sincere faith. ⓝ

⁶ Some have deviated from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.

⁷ They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.

⁸ But we know that the law is good, ⓞ provided one uses it legitimately.

⁹ We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, ⓟ for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,

¹⁰ for the sexually immoral ⓠ and homosexuals, ⓡ for kidnappers, [2] liars, ⓢ perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching ⓣ

¹¹ based on the glorious gospel ⓤ of the blessed God, ⓥ which was entrusted to me. ⓦ

¹² I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened ⓧ me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry —

¹³ one who was formerly a blasphemer, ⓨ a persecutor, ⓩ and an arrogant man. ⓐ But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.

¹⁴ And the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵ This saying is trustworthy ⓑ and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world ⓒ to save sinners” ⓓ — and I am the worst of them. ⓔ

¹⁶ But I received mercy ⓕ for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate His extraordinary patience ⓖ as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life. ⓗ

¹⁷ Now to the King ⓘ eternal, ⓙ immortal, ⓚ invisible, the only [3] God, ⓛ be honor ⓜ and glory ⓝ forever and ever. Amen. ⓞ

¹⁸ Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies ⓟ previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle,

¹⁹ having faith ⓠ and a good conscience. ⓡ Some ⓢ have rejected these and have suffered the shipwreck of their faith.

²⁰ Hymenaeus ⓣ and Alexander ⓤ are among them, and I have delivered them to Satan, ⓥ so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

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1	Paul, ⓐ an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command ⓑ of God our Savior ⓒ and of Christ Jesus our hope: ⓓ
2	To Timothy, ⓔ my true son in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the [1] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3	As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, ⓕ remain in Ephesus ⓖ so that you may instruct certain people ⓗ not to teach different doctrine
4	or to pay attention to myths ⓘ and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, ⓙ which operates by faith.
5	Now the goal of our instruction is love ⓚ that comes from a pure heart, ⓛ a good conscience, ⓜ and a sincere faith. ⓝ
6	Some have deviated from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.
7	They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.
8	But we know that the law is good, ⓞ provided one uses it legitimately.
9	We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, ⓟ for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
10	for the sexually immoral ⓠ and homosexuals, ⓡ for kidnappers, [2] liars, ⓢ perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching ⓣ
11	based on the glorious gospel ⓤ of the blessed God, ⓥ which was entrusted to me. ⓦ
12	I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened ⓧ me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry —
13	one who was formerly a blasphemer, ⓨ a persecutor, ⓩ and an arrogant man. ⓐ But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.
14	And the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15	This saying is trustworthy ⓑ and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world ⓒ to save sinners” ⓓ — and I am the worst of them. ⓔ
16	But I received mercy ⓕ for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate His extraordinary patience ⓖ as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life. ⓗ
17	Now to the King ⓘ eternal, ⓙ immortal, ⓚ invisible, the only [3] God, ⓛ be honor ⓜ and glory ⓝ forever and ever. Amen. ⓞ
18	Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies ⓟ previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle,
19	having faith ⓠ and a good conscience. ⓡ Some ⓢ have rejected these and have suffered the shipwreck of their faith.
20	Hymenaeus ⓣ and Alexander ⓤ are among them, and I have delivered them to Satan, ⓥ so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

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