¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, [which is] our hope; ² Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. ³ As I asked you to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that you might charge some that they teach no other doctrine, ⁴ Neither give care to tales and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith : [so do]. ⁵ Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: ⁶ From which some having swerved have turned aside to vain jangling; ⁷ Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof+ they affirm. ⁸ But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; ⁹ Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, ¹⁰ For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; ¹¹ According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. ¹² And I thank+ Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; ¹³ Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. ¹⁴ And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of who I am chief. ¹⁶ However for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forward all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. ¹⁷ Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. ¹⁸ This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on you, that you by them might war a good warfare; ¹⁹ Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: ²⁰ Of who is Hymenaeus and Alexander; who I have delivered to Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.