RKJNT - I Timothy - 1

1:1  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the commandment of God our Saviour, and of Jesus Christ, our hope;

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

1:3  As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus, that you might warn certain men not to teach any other doctrine,

1:4  Nor to give heed to myths and endless genealogies, which promote useless speculation, rather than godly training, which is by faith.

1:5  Now the aim of this commandment is love from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and a sincere faith:

1:6  From which some have swerved, turning aside to vain discussion;

1:7  Desiring to be teachers of the law; but understanding neither what they say, nor the matters about which they make such confident assertions.

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

1:9  Understanding 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,

1:10  For adulterers, for those who defile themselves with men, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and for whatever else 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 has strengthened me, for he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

1:13  Though I was formerly a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a violent man: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

1:14  And the grace of our Lord overflowed for me, along with the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

1:15  This is a trustworthy saying, and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am the foremost.

1:16  Yet for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might show forth his unlimited patience, as a pattern for those who would believe in him for eternal life.

1:17  Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1:18  This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies once made about you, that by them you might fight the good fight;

1:19  Holding on to faith and a good conscience; which some have rejected and so shipwrecked their faith:

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