1Ti 1 | NASB2020 | STEP | Paul , an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior , and of Christ Jesus , who is our hope ,

1 Timothy 1

Correcting False Teaching

1 Paul, ^aan apostle of ^bChrist Jesus ^caccording to the commandment of ^dGod our Savior, and of ^eChrist Jesus, who is our ^fhope,

2 To ^gTimothy, ^hmy true ^{▼▼Or child}son in the faith: ^jGrace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and ^kChrist Jesus our Lord.

3 Just as I urged you ^{▼▼Lit while going to}upon my departure for ^mMacedonia, to remain on at ⁿEphesus so that you would instruct certain people not to ^oteach strange doctrines, 4 nor to ^{▼▼Or occupy themselves with}pay attention to ^qmyths and endless ^rgenealogies, which give rise to useless ^sspeculation rather than ^tadvance ^{▼▼I.e., prob. the plan of salvation}the plan of God, which is by faith, so I urge you now. 5 But the goal of our ^{▼▼Lit commandment
,} ^winstruction is love ^xfrom a pure heart, from a ^ygood conscience, and from a sincere ^zfaith. 6 Some people have strayed from these things and have turned aside to ^aafruitless discussion, 7 ^abwanting to be ^acteachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

8 But we know that ^adthe Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9 realizing the fact that ^aelaw is not made for a righteous person but for those who are lawless and ^afrebellious, for the ^agungodly and sinners, for the unholy and ^ahworldly, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10 for the ^{▼▼Or fornicators
,} ^ajsexually immoral, ^akhomosexuals, ^{▼▼Or kidnappers
,} ^amslave traders, ^anliars, ^aoperjurers, and whatever else is contrary to ^apsound teaching, 11 according to ^aqthe glorious gospel of ^arthe blessed God, with which I have been ^asentrusted.

Paul’s Testimony

12 I thank ^atChrist Jesus our Lord, who has ^austrengthened me, because He considered me faithful, ^avputting me into service, 13 even though I was previously a blasphemer and a ^awpersecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was ^axshown mercy because ^ayI acted ignorantly in unbelief; 14 and the ^azgrace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the ^bafaith and love which are found in Christ Jesus. 15 ^bbIt is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that ^bcChrist Jesus came into the world to ^bdsave sinners, among whom ^beI am foremost. 16 Yet for this reason I ^bffound mercy, so that in me as the foremost sinner Jesus Christ might ^bgdemonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those ^{▼▼Or destined to}who would believe in Him for eternal life. 17 Now to the ^biKing ^{▼▼Lit of the ages}eternal, ^bkimmortal, ^blinvisible, the ^bmonly God, ^bnbe honor and glory ^{▼▼Lit to the ages of the ages}forever and ever. Amen.

18 This ^bpcommand I entrust to you, Timothy, ^bqmy ^{▼▼Or child}son, in accordance with the ^bsprophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you ^btfight the good fight, 19 keeping ^bufaith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to ^{▼▼Or the
,} ^bwtheir faith. 20 ^{▼▼Lit Of}Among these are ^byHymenaeus and ^bzAlexander, whom I have ^cahanded over to Satan, so that they will be ^cbtaught not to blaspheme.