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1 Timothy 1

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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 false 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 departed 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 slave traders, liars, ⓝ perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching ⓐ

¹¹ that conforms to the gospel ⓑ concerning the glory 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 even though I 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 [2] 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 recalling them you may fight the good fight,

¹⁹ having faith ⓙ and a good conscience. ⓚ Some ⓛ have rejected these and have shipwrecked their faith.

²⁰ Among them are Hymenaeus ⓜ and Alexander, ⓝ whom I have delivered 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 false 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 departed 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 slave traders, liars, ⓝ perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching ⓐ
11	that conforms to the gospel ⓑ concerning the glory 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	even though I 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 [2] 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 recalling them you may fight the good fight,
19	having faith ⓙ and a good conscience. ⓚ Some ⓛ have rejected these and have shipwrecked their faith.
20	Among them are Hymenaeus ⓜ and Alexander, ⓝ whom I have delivered to Satan, ⓐ so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

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^{1 Timothy 1:8 [1]} The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 8:1; 13:11.

^{1 Timothy 1:12 [2]} Many manuscripts holiness

^{1 Timothy 1:19 [3]} Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas

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