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1 Timothy Chapter 1 (HCSB)
1 Paul, ⓐ an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command ⓑ of God our Savior ⓒ and of Christ Jesus our hope: ⓓ
2 To Timothy, ⓔ my true son in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the [1] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, ⓕ remain in Ephesus ⓖ so that you may instruct certain people ⓗ not to teach different doctrine
4 or to pay attention to myths ⓘ and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, ⓙ which operates by faith.
5 Now the goal of our instruction is love ⓚ that comes from a pure heart, ⓛ a good conscience, ⓜ and a sincere faith. ⓝ
6 Some have deviated from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.
7 They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.
8 But we know that the law is good, ⓞ provided one uses it legitimately.
9 We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, ⓟ for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
10 for the sexually immoral ⓠ and homosexuals, ⓡ for kidnappers, [2] liars, ⓢ perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching ⓣ
11 based on the glorious gospel ⓤ of the blessed God, ⓥ which was entrusted to me. ⓦ
12 I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened ⓧ me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry —
13 one who was formerly a blasphemer, ⓨ a persecutor, ⓩ and an arrogant man. ⓐ But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.
14 And the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15 This saying is trustworthy ⓑ and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world ⓒ to save sinners” ⓓ — and I am the worst of them. ⓔ
16 But I received mercy ⓕ for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate His extraordinary patience ⓖ as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life. ⓗ
17 Now to the King ⓘ eternal, ⓙ immortal, ⓚ invisible, the only [3] God, ⓛ be honor ⓜ and glory ⓝ forever and ever. Amen. ⓞ
18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies ⓟ previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle,
19 having faith ⓠ and a good conscience. ⓡ Some ⓢ have rejected these and have suffered the shipwreck of their faith.
20 Hymenaeus ⓣ and Alexander ⓤ are among them, and I have delivered them to Satan, ⓥ so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.
Footnotes & Cross-References

1 Timothy 1:4 [2] Or trouble, or tribulation, or trials, or oppression; the Gk word has a lit meaning of being under pressure.
1 Timothy 1:11 [3] Other mss read your
1 Timothy 1:12 [4] The word fleshly (characterized by flesh) indicates that the wisdom is natural rather than spiritual.
1 Timothy 1:14 [5] Other mss omit our
1 Timothy 1:15 [6] Other mss read a second joy
1 Timothy 1:17 [7] Or a worldly, or a fleshly, or a selfish
1 Timothy 1:19 [8] Or Silas; Ac 15:22–32; 16:19–40; 17:1–16
1 Timothy 1:24 [9] Or we lord it over, or we rule over

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