{"book":"1 Timothy","slug":"1-timothy","ch":1,"genre":"letter","sub":"1 Timothy","prev":"2-thessalonians/3","next":"1-timothy/2","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by [the] command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,","f":[],"h":"Paul’s Greeting to Timothy","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"To Timothy, [my] true child in [the] faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God [the] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"To Timothy, [my] true child in [the] faith:"},{"style":"reg","t":"Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God [the] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines","f":[],"h":"Correcting False Teachers","style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"[or] devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than [the] stewardship of God’s [work], which [is] by faith.","f":["Literally rather than the stewardship of God in faith"]},{"v":5,"t":"The goal of [our] instruction is [the] love [that comes] from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"Some have strayed from [ these ways ] [and] turned aside to empty talk.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"They want to be teachers of the law, [but] they do not understand what they are saying [or] [that] which they so confidently assert.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"Now we know that the law [is] good, if one uses it legitimately.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"We realize that law is not enacted for [the] righteous, but for [the] lawless and rebellious, for [the] ungodly and sinful, for [the] unholy and profane, for killers of father [or] mother, for murderers,","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders [and] liars [and] perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching","f":["Or for kidnappers"]},{"v":11,"t":"that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful [and] appointed [me] to service.","f":[],"h":"God’s Grace to Paul","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent [man]; yet because I had acted in ignorance [and] unbelief, I was shown mercy.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"And the grace of our Lord overflowed [to me], along with [the] faith and love that [are] in Christ Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"[This is a] trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am [the] worst.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, [the] worst [ of sinners ], Christ Jesus might display [His] perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"Now to [the] King eternal, immortal, [and] invisible, [the] only God, [be] honor and glory forever [and] ever. Amen.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"Timothy, [my] child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected [and thereby] shipwrecked [their] faith.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"Among [them] are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.","f":[]}]}