| 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope, |
| 1:2 | To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| 1:3 | As I urged you when I went into Macedoniaremain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine, |
| 1:4 | nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith. |
| 1:5 | Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, [from] a good conscience, and [from] sincere faith, |
| 1:6 | from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk, |
| 1:7 | desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm. |
| 1:8 | But we know that the law [is] good if one uses it lawfully, |
| 1:9 | knowing 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, |
| 1:10 | for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that 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 enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting [me] into the ministry, |
| 1:13 | although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief. |
| 1:14 | And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. |
| 1:15 | This [is] a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. |
| 1:16 | However, 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. |
| 1:17 | Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, [be] honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. |
| 1:18 | This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, |
| 1:19 | having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, |
| 1:20 | of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. |
1 Timothy 1 - New King James Version
