Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by order of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope -
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God, our Savior, and Christ Jesus, our hope;
2 To Timothy, my true son in the faith: May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.
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to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord.
3 I want you to stay in Ephesus, just as I urged you when I was on my way to Macedonia. Some people there are teaching false doctrines, and you must order them to stop.
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As I exhorted you to stay at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that you might charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
4 Tell them to give up those legends and those long lists of ancestors, which only produce arguments; they do not serve God's plan, which is known by faith.
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neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith --
5 The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.
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But the end of the charge is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;
6 Some people have turned away from these and have lost their way in foolish discussions.
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from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;
7 They want to be teachers of God's law, but they do not understand their own words or the matters about which they speak with so much confidence.
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desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.
8 We know that the Law is good if it is used as it should be used.
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But we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully,
9 It must be remembered, of course, that laws are made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and criminals, for the godless and sinful, for those who are not religious or spiritual, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
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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 immoral, for sexual perverts, for kidnappers, for those who lie and give false testimony or who do anything else contrary to sound doctrine.
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for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;
11 That teaching is found in the gospel that was entrusted to me to announce, the Good News from the glorious and blessed God.
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according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
12 I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength for my work. I thank him for considering me worthy and appointing me to serve him,
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And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus, our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;
13 even though in the past I spoke evil of him and persecuted and insulted him. But God was merciful to me because I did not yet have faith and so did not know what I was doing.
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although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14 And our Lord poured out his abundant grace on me and gave me the faith and love which are ours in union with Christ Jesus.
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The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of them,
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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 but God was merciful to me in order that Christ Jesus might show his full patience in dealing with me, the worst of sinners, as an example for all those who would later believe in him and receive eternal life.
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However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him to eternal life.
17 To the eternal King, immortal and invisible, the only God - to him be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.
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Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18 Timothy, my child, I entrust to you this command, which is in accordance with the words of prophecy spoken in the past about you. Use those words as weapons in order to fight well,
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This charge 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 and keep your faith and a clear conscience. Some people have not listened to their conscience and have made a ruin of their faith.
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holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;
20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have punished by handing them over to the power of Satan; this will teach them to stop their blasphemy.
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of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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