| 1 | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope, |
| 2 | to Timotheus—genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord, |
| 3 | according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus—I going on to Macedonia—that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing, |
| 4 | nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: -- |
| 5 | And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned, |
| 6 | from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse, |
| 7 | willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate, |
| 8 | and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully; |
| 9 | having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers, |
| 10 | whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse, |
| 11 | according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted. |
| 12 | And I give thanks to him who enabled me—Christ Jesus our Lord—that he did reckon me stedfast, having put [me] to the ministration, |
| 13 | who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief, |
| 14 | and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus: |
| 15 | stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners—first of whom I am; |
| 16 | but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during: |
| 17 | and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honour and glory—to the ages of the ages! Amen. |
| 18 | This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare, |
| 19 | having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck, |
| 20 | of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil. |