1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope;2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.3 It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,4 Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith;5 But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:6 From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;7 Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.8 We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,9 With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,10 For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,11 Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care.12 I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,13 Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;14 And the grace of our Lord was very great, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.15 It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.17 Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.18 This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight,19 Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith:20 Such are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have given up to Satan, so that they may say no more evil words against God.

1 Paulus Apostolus Jesu Christi secundum imperium Dei Salvatoris nostri, et Christi Jesu spei nostr, 2 Timotheo dilecto filio in fide. Gratia, misericordia, et pax a Deo Patre, et Christo Jesu Domino nostro.3 Sicut rogavi te ut remaneres Ephesi cum irem in Macedoniam, ut denuntiares quibusdam ne aliter docerent, 4 neque intenderent fabulis, et genealogiis interminatis : qu qustiones prstant magis quam dificationem Dei, qu est in fide. 5 Finis autem prcepti est caritas de corde puro, et conscientia bona, et fide non ficta. 6 A quibus quidam aberrantes, conversi sunt in vaniloquium, 7 volentes esse legis doctores, non intelligentes neque qu loquuntur, neque de quibus affirmant. 8 Scimus autem quia bona est lex si quis ex legitime utatur : 9 sciens hoc quia lex justo non est posita, sed injustis, et non subditis, impiis, et peccatoribus, sceleratis, et contaminatis, parricidis, et matricidis, homicidis, 10 fornicariis, masculorum concubitoribus, plagiariis, mendacibus, et perjuris, et si quid aliud san doctrin adversatur, 11 qu est secundum Evangelium glori beati Dei, quod creditum est mihi.12 Gratias ago ei, qui me confortavit, Christo Jesu Domino nostro, quia fidelem me existimavit, ponens in ministerio : 13 qui prius blasphemus fui, et persecutor, et contumeliosus : sed misericordiam Dei consecutus sum, quia ignorans feci in incredulitate. 14 Superabundavit autem gratia Domini nostri cum fide, et dilectione, qu est in Christo Jesu. 15 Fidelis sermo, et omni acceptione dignus : quod Christus Jesus venit in hunc mundum peccatores salvos facere, quorum primus ego sum. 16 Sed ideo misericordiam consecutus sum : ut in me primo ostenderet Christus Jesus omnem patientiam ad informationem eorum, qui credituri sunt illi, in vitam ternam. 17 Regi autem sculorum immortali, invisibili, soli Deo honor et gloria in scula sculorum. Amen.18 Hoc prceptum commendo tibi, fili Timothee, secundum prcedentes in te prophetias, ut milites in illis bonam militiam, 19 habens fidem, et bonam conscientiam, quam quidam repellentes, circa fidem naufragaverunt : 20 ex quibus est Hymenus, et Alexander : quos tradidi Satan, ut discant non blasphemare.