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title: 1 Timothy 1
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createdAt: 2024-09-15T01:23:40.869Z
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**1 **Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, *which is* our hope;

**2 **Unto Timothy, *my* own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, *and* peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

**3 **As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, **4 **Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: *so do*. **5 **Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and *of* a good conscience, and *of* faith unfeigned: **6 **From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; **7 **Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

**8 **But we know that the law *is* good, if a man use it lawfully; **9 **Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, **10 **For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be 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 hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; **13 **Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did *it* ignorantly in unbelief. **14 **And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. **15 **This *is* a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. **16 **Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. **17 **Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, *be* honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

**18 **This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; **19 **Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: **20 **Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.