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| | 1Ti 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope,
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| | 1Ti 1:2 | To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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| | 1Ti 1:3 | 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,
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| | 1Ti 1:4 | 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.
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| | 1Ti 1:5 | But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
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| | 1Ti 1:6 | For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,
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| | 1Ti 1:7 | 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.
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| | 1Ti 1:8 | But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully,
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| | 1Ti 1:9 | 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
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| | 1Ti 1:10 | and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching,
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| | 1Ti 1:11 | according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
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| | 1Ti 1:12 | I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service,
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| | 1Ti 1:13 | 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;
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| | 1Ti 1:14 | and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.
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| | 1Ti 1:15 | 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.
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| | 1Ti 1:16 | 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.
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| | 1Ti 1:17 | Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
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| | 1Ti 1:18 | 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,
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| | 1Ti 1:19 | keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.
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| | 1Ti 1:20 | Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme.
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| Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. |
