¶ Paul, an apostle¹ of Jesus Christ by² the commandment of God³ our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is⁴ our hope;

Unto Timothy⁵, my⁶ own son in the faith: Grace⁷, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

As I besought thee to abide still at⁸ Ephesus, when⁹ I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge¹⁰ some that they teach no other doctrine,

Neither give heed to¹¹ fables and endless¹² genealogies, which minister questions¹³, rather than godly¹⁴ edifying which is in faith: so do.

¶ Now the end¹⁵ of the commandment is charity¹⁶ out of a pure¹⁷ heart, and of a good¹⁸ conscience, and of faith¹⁹ unfeigned:

From which some having swerved²⁰ have turned²¹ aside unto vain jangling;

Desiring to²² be teachers of the law; understanding²³ neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

But we know that the law²⁴ is good, if a man use it lawfully²⁵;

Knowing this, that the law²⁶ is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless²⁷ and disobedient²⁸, for the ungodly²⁹ and for sinners, for unholy and profane³⁰, for murderers³¹ of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers³²,

¶ For whoremongers³³, for them that defile³⁴ themselves with mankind, for menstealers³⁵, for liars³⁶, for perjured³⁷ persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary³⁸ to sound doctrine;

According³⁹ to the glorious⁴⁰ gospel of the blessed⁴¹ God, which⁴² was committed to my trust.

¶ And I thank⁴³ Christ Jesus our Lord, who⁴⁴ hath enabled me, for that he counted⁴⁵ me faithful, putting⁴⁶ me into the ministry;

Who was⁴⁷ before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but⁴⁸ I obtained mercy, because⁴⁹ I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

And the grace⁵⁰ of our Lord was exceeding⁵¹ abundant with⁵² faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

This is a faithful⁵³ saying, and worthy⁵⁴ of all acceptation, that⁵⁵ Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom⁵⁶ I am chief.

Howbeit for this⁵⁷ cause I obtained⁵⁸ mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all⁵⁹ longsuffering, for a⁶⁰ pattern to them which should hereafter believe⁶¹ on him to life everlasting.

Now unto the King⁶² eternal, immortal, invisible⁶³, the only⁶⁴ wise God, be⁶⁵ honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen⁶⁶.

¶ This charge⁶⁷ I commit unto thee, son⁶⁸ Timothy, according⁶⁹ to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest⁷⁰ war a good warfare;

Holding⁷¹ faith, and a good conscience; which⁷² some having put away concerning⁷³ faith have made⁷⁴ shipwreck:

¶ Of whom is Hymenaeus⁷⁵ and Alexander⁷⁶; whom I have⁷⁷ delivered unto Satan, that⁷⁸ they may learn not to blaspheme⁷⁹.