01:01 .. Paul .. an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior .. and of Christ Jesus .. who is our hope 01:02 .. to Timothy .. my true child in the faith .. grace .. mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord
01:03 .. as I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia .. remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines 01:04 .. nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies .. which give rise to mere speculation rather than ......... furthering the administration of God which is by faith 01:05 .. but the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith 01:06 .. for some men .. straying from these things .. have turned aside to fruitless discussion
01:07 .. wanting to be teachers of the Law .. even though they do not understand either what they are saying or ......... the matters about which they make confident assertions 01:08 .. but we know that the Law is good .. if one uses it lawfully 01:09 .. realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person .. but for those who are lawless and rebellious .. for the ungodly and sinners .. ......... for the unholy and profane .. for those who kill their fathers or mothers .. for murderers 01:10 .. and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers .. and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching 01:11 .. according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God .. with which I have been entrusted
01:12 .. I thank Christ Jesus our Lord .. who has strengthened me .. because he considered me faithful .. putting me into service 01:13 .. even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor .. yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief 01:14 .. and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant .. with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus 01:15 .. It is a trustworthy statement .. deserving full acceptance .. that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners .. among whom I am foremost of all 01:16 .. yet for this reason I found mercy .. so that in me as the foremost .. Jesus Christ might demonstrate his perfect patience as an example for ......... those who would believe in him for eternal life 01:17 .. now to the king eternal .. immortal .. invisible .. the only God .. be honor and glory forever and ever . . . amen
01:18 .. this command I entrust to you .. Timothy .. my son .. in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you .. ......... that by them you fight the good fight 01:19 .. keeping faith and a good conscience .. which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith
01:20 .. among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander .. whom I have handed over to Satan .. so that they will be taught not to blaspheme
Witnesses of Christ must not only be charged to preach the true Gospel doctrine but charged to preach no other doctrine .. for it needs no improvement .. and to add the letter of the law to the doctrines of grace is an impossible mixture .. leading to unprofitable jangling .. those answer the end of the law who have a good conscience toward Christ and faith unfeigned . . . . v 15 the errand of Jesus Christ in the world was not to be a great teacher and reformer .. but to die as a ransom for sinners of whom there are two classes .. the sinner who thinks himself righteous (as did Paul before converted) and the sinner who feels himself a sinner