1 Timothy Chapter 1 (NKJV)
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1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope, | |
2. To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. | |
3. As I urged you when I went into Macedonia--remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine, | |
4. nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith. | |
5. Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith, | |
6. from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk, | |
7. desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm. | |
8. But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, | |
9. knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, | |
10. for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, | |
11. according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust. | |
12. And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, | |
13. although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. | |
14. And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. | |
15. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. | |
16. However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. | |
17. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. | |
18. This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, | |
19. having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, | |
20. of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. |
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