'Paul,1an apostle2of Christ3Jesus4by5command6of God7our9Savior8and10of Christ11Jesus12our15hope,14 To Timothy,1mytrue2child3in4the faith:5Grace,6mercy,7andpeace8from9God10the17Father11and12Christ13Jesus14our17Lord.16 As1I urged2you3when [I] was going7to8Macedonia,9remain4at5Ephesus6so that10you may charge11certain persons12not13to teach any different doctrine,14 nor1to devote2themselvesto myths3and4endless6genealogies,5which7promote9speculations8rather10than11the stewardship12from God13that14isby15faith.16 The1aim3of [our] charge5is6love7that[issues] from8a pure9heart10and11a good13conscience12and14a sincere16faith.15 Certain persons,2byswerving from3these,1have wandered away4into5vain discussion,6 desiring1to be2teachers of the law,3without4understanding5either6what7they are saying8or9the thingsabout10which11they make confident assertions.12 Now2we know1that3the5law6isgood,4if7one8uses11it9lawfully,10 understanding1this,2that3the law5is7not6laid down7for the just4but9for the lawless8and10disobedient,11for the ungodly12and13sinners,14for the unholy15and16profane,17for those who strike [their] fathers18and19mothers,20for murderers,21 the sexually immoral,1men who practice homosexuality,2enslavers,3liars,4perjurers,5and6whatever78else9is contrary13to sound11doctrine,12 in accordance with1the2gospel3of the4glory5of the6blessed7God8with which9I11have been entrusted.10 I thank12him3who has given4me5strength,4Christ6Jesus7our10Lord,9because11he judged14me13faithful,12appointing15meto16hisservice,17 though formerly2Iwas3a blasphemer,4persecutor,6and7insolent opponent.8But9I received mercy10because11I had acted13ignorantly12in14unbelief,15 and2the3grace4of6our7Lord6overflowed1for mewith8the faith9and10love11that12arein13Christ14Jesus.15 The2saying3istrustworthy1and4deserving7of full5acceptance,6that8Christ9Jesus10came11into12the13world14to save16sinners,15of whom17I20am19theforemost.18 But1I received mercy4for2this3reason,2that5in6me,7as the foremost,8Jesus11Christ10might display9hisperfect13patience14as an example16to15those17who were18to believe19in20him21for22eternal24life.23 To the1King3of the4ages,5immortal,6invisible,7theonly8God,9behonor10and11glory12forever1315andever.17Amen.18 This1charge3I entrust4to you,5Timothy,7mychild,6in accordance with8the9prophecies13previously made10about11you,12that14by16them17you15may wage15the18good19warfare,20 holding1faith2and3a good4conscience.5By9rejecting8this,6some7have made shipwreck12of theirfaith,11 among whom1are2Hymenaeus3and4Alexander,5whom6I have handed over7to Satan9that10they may learn11not12to blaspheme.13