1 Timothy 1

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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus--by injunction of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope,--

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unto Timothy, my true child in faith: favour, mercy, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Even as I exhorted thee to remain in Ephesus, when I was journeying into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some--

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Not to be teaching otherwise, nor yet to be giving heed to stories and endless genealogies,--the which, bring, arguings, rather than that stewardship of
God which is with faith;--

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Now, the end of the charge, is love--out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,--

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Which some, missing, have turned them aside unto idle talk,

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Desiring to be law-teachers,--not understanding, either what they say or whereof they confidently affirm.

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Now we know that, excellent, is the law, if one put it to a lawful use:--

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Knowing this--that, to a righteous man, law, doth not apply, but to the lawless and insubordinate, ungodly and sinful, irreligious and profane, smiters
of fathers and smiters of mothers, murderers,

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fornicators, sodomites, man-stealers, liars, false- swearers,--and, if anything else, unto the healthful teaching, is opposed;--

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According to the glad-message of the glory of the happy God, with which entrusted am, I.

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Grateful, am I unto him that empowered me, Christ Jesus our Lord, in that, faithful, he accounted me, putting me into ministry,--

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Though, formerly, a defamer, and persecutor, and insulter; nevertheless mercy was shown me, because, without knowledge, I acted, in unbelief:

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Yet exceeding abundant was the favour of our Lord, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

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Faithful, the saying! and, of all acceptance, worthy,--that, Christ Jesus, came into the world, sinners, to save: of whom, the chief, am, I;--

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Nevertheless, on this account, was mercy shewn me,--that, in me, the chief, Christ Jesus might shew forth his entire longsuffering, for an ensample of them
about to believe on him unto life age-abiding.

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Now, unto the King of the ages,--incorruptible, invisible, alone God, be honour and glory, unto the ages of ages, Amen!

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This charge, I commit unto thee, child Timothy, According to the prophecies, running before on thee, in order that thou mightest war, with them, the noble
warfare.

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Holding faith and a good conscience,--which some, thrusting from them, concerning their faith, have made shipwreck:--

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Of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may be taught by discipline not to be defaming.
