1 Paul,aSee 2 Cor. 1:1 an apostle of Christ JesusbTitus 1:3; [Rom. 16:26] by command ofcSee Luke 1:47 God our Savior and of Christ JesusdCol. 1:27 our hope,
2 To Timothy,eTitus 1:4 my true child in the faith:f2 Tim. 1:2; 2 John 3; [Jude 2] Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 g[Titus 1:5] As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus that you may charge certain persons nothch. 6:3; [Gal. 1:6, 7] to teach any different doctrine, 4 norich. 4:7; 2 Tim. 4:4; Titus 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16 to devote themselves to myths and endlessjTitus 3:9 genealogies, which promotekch. 6:4 speculations rather than the stewardship1Or good order from God that is by faith. 5 The aim of our charge is lovel2 Tim. 2:22 that issues from a pure heart andm1 Pet. 3:16, 21 a good conscience andnRom. 12:9; 2 Tim. 1:5 a sincere faith. 6 Certain persons, byoch. 6:21 swerving from these, have wandered away intopTitus 1:10 vain discussion, 7 desiring to be teachers of the law,q[ch. 6:4; Col. 2:18] without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.
8 Now we know thatrRom. 7:16 the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9 understanding this, that thesGal. 5:23 law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, 10 the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary tot2 Tim. 4:3; [ch. 6:3; 2 Tim. 1:13; Titus 1:13; 2:2] sound2Or healthy doctrine, 11 in accordance withu[2 Cor. 4:4] the glorious gospel ofvch. 6:15 the blessed GodwTitus 1:3; See Rom. 2:16; Gal. 2:7 with which I have been entrusted.
12 I thank himxActs 9:22; Phil. 4:13 who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful,ySee 2 Cor. 3:6 appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer,zSee Acts 8:3 persecutor, and insolent opponent. Buta1 Cor. 7:25; 2 Cor. 4:1 I received mercybSee Acts 3:17 because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 andcRom. 5:20 the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with thed[Luke 7:47, 50]; See 1 Thess. 1:3 faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying isech. 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim. 2:11; Titus 3:8; [Rev. 22:6] trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ JesusfMatt. 9:13; See John 3:17; Rom. 4:25 came into the world to save sinners,g[1 Cor. 15:9] of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. 17 Toh[Ps. 10:16; Rev. 4:9, 10] the King of ages,ich. 6:15, 16; Rom. 1:23 immortal,jJohn 1:18; Col. 1:15; Heb. 11:27; 1 John 4:12 invisible,kJude 25 the only God,l1 Chr. 29:11 be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18 This chargem2 Tim. 2:2 I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance withnch. 4:14 the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you mayo1 Cor. 9:7; 2 Cor. 10:4; 2 Tim. 2:3, 4; [ch. 6:12] wage the good warfare, 19 p[ch. 3:9] holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some haveq[ch. 6:9] made shipwreck of their faith, 20 among whom arer2 Tim. 2:17 Hymenaeus ands2 Tim. 4:14 Alexander, whom ItSee 1 Cor. 5:5 have handed over to Satan that they may learn not touActs 13:45 blaspheme.