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1 Timothy 1

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1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope, ✦ 2To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. ✦ 3As I urged you when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine, ✦ 4nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith. ✦ 5Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith, ✦ 6from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk, ✦ 7desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm. ✦ 8But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, ✦ 9knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, ✦ 10for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, ✦ 11according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust. ✦ 12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, ✦ 13although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. ✦ 14And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. ✦ 15This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. ✦ 16However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. ✦ 17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. ✦ 18This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, ✦ 19having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, ✦ 20of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. ✦

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