Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus according to command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our hope,
to Timothy, genuine child in faith: grace, mercy, peace from God [the] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Even as when setting out for Macedonia I besought thee to remain in Ephesus, that thou mightest charge some not to be strange teachers,
nor to pay heed to fables and endless genealogies, such as furnish questionings rather than God’s dispensation that is in faith.
Now the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned;
which [things] some, having missed, turned aside unto vain talk,
desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say, or whereof they affirm.
Now we know that the law [is] good if one use it lawfully,
knowing this that law is not laid down for a righteous person, but for lawless and insubordinate, for ungodly and sinful, for unholy and profane, for smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers, for murderers,
fornicators, sodomites, menstealers, liars, perjurers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound teaching,
according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I was entrusted.
I thank him that strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, that he counted me faithful, appointing me unto ministry,
though before I was a blasphemer and persecutor and doer of outrage. But I had mercy shown me because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief;
and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.
Faithful [is] the word and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
But for this cause mercy was shown me that in me, [as] chief, Christ might display the whole long-suffering for an outline-sketch of those that should believe on him unto life eternal.
Now to him who is King of the ages, incorruptible, invisible, only God, [be] honour and glory unto the ages of ages. Amen.
This charge I commit to thee, child Timothy, according to the prophecies on thee going before, that by them thou mightest war the good warfare,
holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made shipwreck concerning the faith;
of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may be taught not to blaspheme.