1Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Saviour, 2and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope, To Timotheus my own son in the faith, grace, mercy, peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. 3As I exhorted thee when I was going into Macedonia, abide at Ephesus; that thou mayest charge some to teach no other doctrine, Neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, 4that afford questions, and not godly edifying, which is through faith. 5Whereas the end of the commandment is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned, 6From which some, having missed the mark, are turned aside to vain jangling: 7Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither the things they say, nor those concerning which they confidently affirm. 8We know, the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, 9Knowing this, that the law doth not lie against a righteous man; but against the lawless and disobedient, against the ungodly and sinners, the unholy and prophane, against killers of their fathers or their mothers, against murderers, 10Against whoremongers, sodomites, man-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to wholesome doctrine, 11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I am instructed. 12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, in that he accounted me faithful, 13having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief. 16Yet for this cause I obtained mercy, that on me the chief Jesus Christ might shew all long-suffering, for a pattern to them who should hereafter believe in him to life everlasting. 17Now to the king of eternity, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever, Amen. 18This charge I commit to thee, son Timotheus, according to the prophecies which went before concerning thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare: 19Holding fast faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away, have made shipwreck of their faith. 20Among which are Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.