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CHAPTER 1

Paul,

an apostle

of Christ

Jesus

by

the command

of God

our

Savior

and

of Christ

Jesus

our

hope,

To Timothy,

my true

child

in

the faith:

Grace,

mercy,

and peace

from

God

the Father

and

Christ

Jesus

our

Lord.

As

I urged

you

on my departure

to

Macedonia,

you should stay on

at

Ephesus

to

instruct

certain men

not

to teach false doctrines

or

devote themselves

to myths

and

endless

genealogies,

which

promote

speculation

rather

than

the stewardship

of God’s work,

which is

by

faith.

The

goal

of our

instruction

is

the love

that comes from

a pure

heart,

a clear

conscience,

and

a sincere

faith.

Some

have strayed

from these ways

and turned aside

to

empty talk.

They want

to be

teachers of the Law,

but they do not understand

what

they are saying

or

that

which

they so confidently assert.

Now

we know

that

the

Law

is good,

if

one

uses

it

legitimately.

We realize

that

law

is not enacted

for the righteous,

but

for the lawless

and

rebellious,

for the ungodly

and

sinful,

for the unholy

and

profane,

for killers of father

or

mother,

for murderers,

for the sexually immoral,

for homosexuals,

for slave traders

and liars

and perjurers,

and

for

anyone

else

who is averse to

sound

teaching

that agrees with

the

glorious

gospel

of the

blessed

God,

with which

I

have been entrusted.

I

thank

Christ

Jesus

our

Lord,

who

has strengthened

me,

that

He considered

me

faithful

and appointed me

to

service.

I was

formerly

a blasphemer,

a persecutor,

and

a violent man;

yet

because

I had acted

in

ignorance

and unbelief,

I was shown mercy.

And

the

grace

of our

Lord

overflowed to me,

along with

the faith

and

love

that are

in

Christ

Jesus.

This is a trustworthy

saying,

worthy

of full

acceptance:

Christ

Jesus

came

into

the

world

to save

sinners,

of whom

I

am

the worst.

But

for this very reason

I was shown mercy,

so that

in

me,

the worst of sinners ,

Christ

Jesus

might display

His

perfect

patience,

as

an example

to those who

would

believe

in

Him

for

eternal

life.

Now

to

the King

eternal,

immortal,

and invisible,

the only

God,

be honor

and

glory

forever

and

ever.

Amen.

Timothy,

my child,

I entrust

you with

this

command

in keeping with

the

previous

prophecies

about

you,

so that

by

them

you may fight

the

good

fight,

holding on

to faith

and

a good

conscience,

which

some

have rejected

and thereby shipwrecked

their

faith.

Among them

are

Hymenaeus

and

Alexander,

whom

I have handed over

to Satan

to

be taught

not

to blaspheme.

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