1 Timothy 1 - NKJV Bible Online

1 Timothy 1

Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,
2 To Timothy, a ^atrue son in the faith:

^bGrace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

No Other Doctrine

3 As I urged you ^awhen I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may ¹charge some ^bthat they teach no other doctrine, 4 ^anor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith. 5 Now ^athe purpose of the commandment is love ^bfrom a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from ¹sincere faith, 6 from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to ^aidle talk, 7 desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.
8 But we know that the law is ^agood if one uses it lawfully, 9 knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is ¹contrary to sound doctrine, 11 according to the glorious gospel of the ^ablessed God which was ^bcommitted to my trust.

Glory to God for His Grace

12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has ^aenabled me, ^bbecause He counted me faithful, ^cputting me into the ministry, 13 although ^aI was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an ¹insolent man; but I obtained mercy because ^bI did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 ^aAnd the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, ^bwith faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 15 ^aThis is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that ^bChrist Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. 17 Now to ^athe King eternal, ^bimmortal, ^cinvisible, to ¹God ^dwho alone is wise, ^ebe honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Fight the Good Fight

18 This ¹charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, 20 of whom are ^aHymenaeus and ^bAlexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to ^cblaspheme.

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