1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

  2 Unto ^aTimothy, ^bmy ^cown son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

  3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they ^ateach no ^bother doctrine,

  4 Neither give heed to ^afables and endless genealogies, which ^bminister ^cquestions, rather than godly ^dedifying which is in faith: so do.

  5 Now the end of the ^acommandment is ^bcharity out of a ^cpure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

  6 From which some having ^aswerved have ^bturned aside unto ^cvain jangling;

  7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they ^aaffirm.

  8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

  9 Knowing this, that the ^alaw is not made for a ^brighteous man, but for the ^clawless and ^ddisobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

  10 For ^awhoremongers, for ^bthem that ^cdefile themselves with mankind, for ^dmenstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound ^edoctrine;

  11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my ^atrust.

  12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath ^aenabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

  13 Who was before a ^ablasphemer, and a ^bpersecutor, and ^cinjurious: but I obtained ^dmercy, because I did it ^eignorantly in unbelief.

  14 And the ^agrace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

  15 This is a faithful ^asaying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to ^bsave ^csinners; of whom I am chief.

  16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained ^amercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all ^blongsuffering, for a ^cpattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

  17 Now unto the ^aKing eternal, ^bimmortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the ^aprophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

  20 Of whom is ^aHymenaeus and ^bAlexander; whom I have ^cdelivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.