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¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Saviour,² and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope, To Timotheus my own son in the faith, grace, mercy, peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.³ As I exhorted thee when I was going into Macedonia, abide at Ephesus; that thou mayest charge some to teach no other doctrine, Neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies,⁴ that afford questions, and not godly edifying, which is through faith.

⁵ Whereas the end of the commandment is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,⁶ From which some, having missed the mark, are turned aside to vain jangling:⁷ Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither the things they say, nor those concerning which they confidently affirm.⁸ We know, the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,⁹ Knowing this, that the law doth not lie against a righteous man; but against the lawless and disobedient, against the ungodly and sinners, the unholy and prophane, against killers of their fathers or their mothers, against murderers,¹⁰ Against whoremongers, sodomites, man-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to wholesome doctrine,¹¹ According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I am instructed.

¹² And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, in that he accounted me faithful,¹³ having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; 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 the chief.¹⁶ Yet for this cause I obtained mercy, that on me the chief Jesus Christ might shew all long-suffering, for a pattern to them who should hereafter believe in him to life everlasting.¹⁷ Now to the king of eternity, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever, Amen.

¹⁸ This charge I commit to thee, son Timotheus, according to the prophecies which went before concerning thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare:¹⁹ Holding fast faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away, have made shipwreck of their faith.²⁰ Among which are Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.