1 Timothy – Download in PDF

^1.1 Paul, an apostle belonging to Jesus Christ according to a command from God our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ, our hope, ^1.2 to Timothy, a legitimate child in faith. Grace, mercy, peace are from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.^1.3 Just as I encouraged you to remain in Ephesus, having left unto Macedonia, in order that you should command some not to teach differently¹, ^1.4 nor pay attention to myths or endless genealogies, which offer debate² rather than a dispensation from God, the [dispensation] by faith. ^1.5 Now, the goal of the announcement is love out from a clean heart and good conscience and un-hypocritical faith, ^1.6 from which some, having gone astray, turn unto empty words ^1.7 desiring³ to be law teachers, not understanding that which they speak nor concerning what they affirm. ^1.8 Indeed we intuitively know that the law is good⁴ if, perhaps, someone uses it lawfully. ^1.9 Intuitively knowing this, that the law is not laid for a righteous [man], but for unlawful and rebellious, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, scolders of fathers and scolders of mothers, murderers of men, ^1.10 fornicators, homosexuals⁵, kidnappers, liars, perjurers and if, assuming it is true, there […]