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¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ according to a command of God our Savior, even the Lord Jesus Christ, our Hope,² to Timothy, a true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.³ Even as I called on you to remain in Ephesus, (I going to Macedonia), that you might charge some not to teach other doctrines,⁴ nor to give heed to fables and to endless genealogies, which occasion doubts, rather than a stewardship of God in faith,

⁵ but the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience, and faith not pretended,⁶ from which having missed the mark, some turned aside to empty talking,⁷ wishing to be teachers of law, neither understanding what they say, nor about that which they confidently affirm.⁸ And we know that the Law is good, if anyone uses it lawfully,⁹ knowing this, that Law is not laid down for a righteous one, but for lawless and undisciplined ones, for ungodly and sinful ones, for unholy and profane ones, for slayers of fathers and slayers of mothers, for murderers,¹⁰ for fornicators, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and if any other thing opposes sound doctrine,¹¹ according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I was entrusted.

¹² And I have thanks to Him empowering me, our Lord Jesus Christ, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,¹³ the one who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolent; but I received mercy, because being ignorant I did it in unbelief.¹⁴ But the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love in Christ Jesus.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.¹⁶ But for this reason I received mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all long-suffering, for an example to those being about to believe on Him to everlasting life.¹⁷ Now to the King eternal, incorruptible, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁸ This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies going before concerning you, that you might war the good warfare by them,¹⁹ having faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away, made shipwreck concerning the faith,²⁰ of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, that they may be taught not to blaspheme.