1 P aul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;

2 t o Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 A s I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

4 a nd not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith—

5 b ut the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;

6 f rom which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;

7 d esiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

8 B ut we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully,

9 a s knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for man slayers,

10 f or the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

11 a ccording to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

12 A nd I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;

13 a lthough I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

14 T he grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 T he saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

16 H owever, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

17 N ow to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

18 T his instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;

19 h olding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;

20 o f whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.