CHAP. I.
He puts Timothy in mind of his charge: and blesses God for
the mercy he himself had received.
1 Paul an apostle of
Jesus Christ according
to the commandment
of God our saviour, and
of Christ Jesus our hope:
2 To Timothy his beloved
son in saith. Grace, mercy,
and peace from God the Father,
and from Christ Jesus
our Lord.
3 As I desired thee to remain
at Ephesus when I went into
Macedonia, that thou mightest
charge some not to teach
otherwise,
4 Nor to give heed to fables
and genealogies without
end: which minister questions
rather than the edification of
God which is in faith.
5 Now the end of the commandment
is charity from a
pure heart, and a good conscience,
and an unfeigned faith.
6 From which things some
going astray are turned aside
to vain babbling,
7 Desiring to be teachers
of the law, understanding neither
the things they say, nor
whereof they affirm.
8 But we know that the
law is good, if a man use it
lawfully:
9 Knowing this, that note
the law is not made for the
just man, but for the unjust
and disobedient, for the ungodly
and for sinners, for the
wicked and defiled, for murtherers
-- --
of fathers, and murtherers
of mothers, for manslayers,
10 For fornicators, for
them that defile themselves
with mankind, for men-stealers,
for liers, for perjured persons,
and whatever other thing
is contrary to sound doctrine,
11 Which is according to
the gospel of the glory of
the blessed God, which hath
been committed to my trust.
12 I give thanks to him
who hath strengthened me,
even to Christ Jesus our Lord,
for that he hath counted me
faithful, putting me into the
ministry:
13 Who before was a blasphemer,
and a persecutor, and
injurious: But I obtained the
mercy of God, because I did
it ignorantly in unbelief.
14 Now the grace of our
Lord hath abounded exceedingly
with faith and love,
which is in Christ Jesus.
15 A faithful saying, and
worthy of all acceptation: that
Christ Jesus came into this
world to save sinners, of whom
I am the chief.
16 But for this cause have
I obtained mercy: that in me
first Christ Jesus might shew
forth all patience, for the information
of them that shall
believe in him to life everlasting.
17 Now to the king of
ages, immortal, invisible, the
only God, be honour and
glory for ever and ever. Amen.
18 This charge I commend
to thee, son Timothy, according
to the prophecies which
went before on thee, that thou
war in them a good warfare,
19 Having faith and a good
conscience, which some rejecting
have made shipwreck
concerning the faith:
20 Of whom is Hymeneus
and Alexander: whom I have
delivered to satan, that they
may learn not to blaspheme.
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
