MKJV - I Timothy - 1

1:1  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the command of God our Savior, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,

1:2  to Timothy, my own son in the faith. Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

1:3  Even as I begged you to remain at Ephesus, when I was going to Macedonia, that you might charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

1:4  nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies (which provide doubts rather than a stewardship of God in faith).

1:5  But the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,

1:6  from which some, having swerved, have turned aside to foolish talking,

1:7  desiring to be teachers of the law, neither understanding what they say nor that which they affirm.

1:8  But we know that the law is good if a man uses it lawfully,

1:9  knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous one, 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,

1:10  for fornicators, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and anything else that is contrary to sound doctrine,

1:11  according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

1:12  And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who strengthened me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry--

1:13  the one who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and insolent. But I obtained mercy, because being ignorant, I did it in unbelief.

1:14  And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.

1:15  Faithful is the Word and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

1:16  But for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all long-suffering, as a pattern to those being about to believe on Him to life everlasting.

1:17  Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

1:18  This charge I commit to you, my son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before about you, in order that you might war a good warfare by them,

1:19  holding faith and a good conscience, which some have put away and made shipwreck as to faith.

1:20  Among these are Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan so that they may learn not to blaspheme.