1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to [the] command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, VP
2 To Timothy, [my] genuine child in [the] faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God [the] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. VP
3 Just as I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus [in my] going to Macedonia, so that you might charge certain [ones] not to teach other doctrines VP
4 nor to give heed to myths and endless genealogies, which cause controversies rather than [the] stewardship of God that [is] in faith. VP
5 Now the goal of [our] charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith, VP
6 from which certain [ones], having missed the mark, turned aside to empty talk, VP
7 wanting to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor [that] about which they confidently assert. VP
8 Now we know that the law [is] good, if one uses it lawfully, VP
9 knowing this, that law is not laid for a righteous [one], but for [the] lawless and insubordinate, for [the] ungodly and sinful, for [the] unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for slayers of man, VP
10 for [the] sexually immoral, homosexuals, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and if anything other is opposed to being sound in the teaching, VP
11 according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted. VP
12 I have gratitude to the [One] having empowered me, Christ Jesus our Lord, that He esteemed me faithful, having put [me] to service, VP
13 formerly being a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolent; but I was shown mercy, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief. VP
14 And the grace of our Lord exceedingly abounded with [the] faith and love that [are] in Christ Jesus. VP
15 Trustworthy [is] the word, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am [the] foremost. VP
16 But because of this I was shown mercy, so that in me, [the] foremost, Christ Jesus might display all patience, as a pattern for those being about to believe on Him unto eternal life. VP
17 Now to [the] King of the ages, [the] immortal, invisible, [the] only God, [be] honor and glory to the ages of the ages! Amen. VP
18 This charge I commit to you, Timothy [my] child, according to the prophecies upon you going before, so that by them you may wage the good warfare, VP
19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away, made a shipwreck concerning the faith, VP
20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they should be disciplined not to blaspheme. VP