1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to a commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ our hope,
2 to Timothy, a genuine child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 As I urged thee, while going to Macedonia, remain in Ephesis, so that thou might command certain men not to teach something different,
4 nor to heed myths and endless genealogies, which cause controversies rather than stewardship of God in faith.
5 But the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and non-hypocritical faith.
6 From which some having swerved have turned aside to empty talk,
7 desiring to be law teachers, understanding neither what they say, nor about what they confidently assert.
8 But we know that the law is good, if any man uses it lawfully,
9 knowing this, that law is not laid down for righteous men, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the irreverent and sinful, for the impious and profane, for father killers and mother killers, for man killers,
10 for fornicators, for homosexuals, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine
11 according to the good-news of the glory of the blessed God, of which I was entrusted.
12 And I have gratitude to the Christ--Jesus our Lord--who empowered me, because he considered me faithful, having placed in service
13 the man who was formerly blasphemous, and a persecutor, and an aggressor. But I obtained mercy because I did it being ignorant in unbelief.
14 And the grace of our Lord was filled to overflowing with the faith and love in Christ Jesus.
15 Faithful is the saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinful men, of whom I am foremost.
16 But because of this I obtained mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
17 Now to the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, alone wise, to God is honor and glory into the ages of the ages. Truly.
18 This command I set before thee, child Timothy, according to the prophecies leading the way for thee, so that by them thou might war the good warfare.
19 Holding faith and a good conscience, which some, having put away, made shipwreck about the faith,
20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, so that they may be disciplined not to blaspheme.
1 Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ by the comaundement of God oure savioure and Lorde Iesus Christ which is oure hope.
2 Vnto Timothe his naturall sonne in the fayth.Grace mercy and peace from God oure father and Lorde Iesus Christ oure Lorde.
3 As I besought the to abyde styll in Ephesus when I departed into Macedonia even so do that thou comaunde some that they teache no nother wise:
4 nether geve hede to fables and genealogies which are endlesse and brede doutes more then godly edyfyinge which is by fayth:
5 for ye ende of the comaundemet is love that cometh of a pure herte and of a good conscience and of fayth vnfayned:
6 fro the which thinges some have erred and have turned vnto vayne iangelinge
7 because they wolde be doctours the scripture and yet vnderstonde not what they speake nether wherof they affirme.
8 We knowe yt the lawe is good yf a man vse it lawfully
9 vnderstondinge this how yt the lawe is not geven vnto a righteous man bu vnto the vnrighteous and disobediet to the vngodly and to synners to vnholy and vnclean to murtherers of fathers and murtherers of mothers to manslears
10 and whormongers: to them that defile them selves with mankynde: to menstealers: to lyars and to periured and so forth yf ther be eny other thinge that is cotrary to holsome doctrine
11 accordinge to the gospell of the glory of the blessed God which gospell is committed vnto me.
12 And I thanke Christ Iesus oure Lorde which hath made me stronge: for he counted me true and put me in office
13 when before I was a blasphemar and a persecuter and a tyraut. But I obtayned mercy because I dyd it ignorautly thorow vnbelefe.
14 Neverthelater the grace of oure Lorde was more aboundaunt with fayth and love which is in Christ Iesu.
15 This is a true sayinge and by all meanes worthy to be receaved that Christ Iesus came into the world to save synners of whom I am chefe.
16 Notwithstondinge for this cause was mercy geve vnto me that Iesus Christ shuld fyrst shewe on me all longe pacience vnto the ensample of them which shall in tyme to come beleve on him vnto eternall lyfe.
17 So then vnto god kynge everlastinge immortall invisible and wyse only be honoure and prayse for ever and ever Amen.
18 This commaundement commit I vnto the sonne Timotheus accordynge to the prophisies which in tyme past were prophisied of the yt thou in them shuldest fyght a good fyght
19 havinge fayth and good consciece which some have put awaye fro them and as cocerninge fayth have made shipwracke.
20 Of whose nombre is Himeneus and Alexander which I have delivered vnto Satan yt they myght be taught not to blaspheme