1 Timothy 1

1Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ, according to [the] command ofGod our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope,

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

2to Timotheus, [my] true child in faith: grace, mercy, peace, fromGod our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

2to Timotheus--genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord,

3Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, [when I was] going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines,

3according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus--I going on to Macedonia--that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

4nor to turn their minds to fables and interminable genealogies, which bring questionings rather than [further]God's dispensation, which [is] in faith.

4nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --

5But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

5And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,

6which [things] some having missed, have turned aside to vain discourse,

6from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

7desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they [so] strenuously affirm.

7willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,

8Now we know that the law [is] good if any one uses it lawfully,

8and we have known that the law <FI>is<Fi> good, if any one may use it lawfully;

9knowing this, that law has not its application to a righteous person, but to [the] lawless and insubordinate, to [the] impious and sinful, to [the] unholy and profane, to smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers; to murderers,

9having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers,

10fornicators, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, perjurers; and if any other thing is opposed to sound teaching,

10whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

11according to the glad tidings of the glory of the blessedGod, with which I have been entrusted.

11according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

12[And] I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, that he has counted me faithful, appointing to ministry him

12And I give thanks to him who enabled me--Christ Jesus our Lord--that he did reckon me stedfast, having put <FI>me<Fi> to the ministration,

13who before was a blasphemer and persecutor, and an insolent overbearing [man]: but mercy was shewn me because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief.

13who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did <FI>it<Fi> in unbelief,

14But the grace of our Lord surpassingly over-abounded with faith and love, which [is] in Christ Jesus.

14and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus:

15Faithful [is] the word, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am [the] first.

15stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners--first of whom I am;

16But for this reason mercy was shewn me, that in me, [the] first, Jesus Christ might display the whole long-suffering, for a delineation of those about to believe on him to life eternal.

16but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

17Now to the King of the ages, [the] incorruptible, invisible, onlyGod, honour and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.

17and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, <FI>is<Fi> honour and glory--to the ages of the ages! Amen.

18This charge, [my] child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare,

18This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

19maintaining faith and a good conscience; which [last] some, having put away, have made shipwreck as to faith;

19having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,

20of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may be taught by discipline not to blaspheme.

20of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.