¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;

² to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the¹ Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

1. M TR read "our" instead of "the"

³ As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

⁴ neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause speculation,¹ rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith-

1. M TR read "disputes" instead of "speculations"

⁵ but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

⁶ from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;

⁷ desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

⁸ But we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully,

⁹ as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

¹⁰ for the sexually immoral, nor men who practice sexual relations with men,¹ for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

1. See Leviticus 18:22, 20:13

¹¹ according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

¹² And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;

¹³ although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

¹⁴ The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵ The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

¹⁶ However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

¹⁷ Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God¹, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

1. NU P Vg. M TR add "who alone is wise"

¹⁸ This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;

¹⁹ holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;

²⁰ of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.