1 Timothy 1:5
New International Version
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

New Living Translation
The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.

English Standard Version
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Berean Standard Bible
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

Berean Literal Bible
Now the goal of our instruction is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and a sincere faith,

King James Bible
Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

New King James Version
Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,

New American Standard Bible
But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.

NASB 1995
But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

NASB 1977
But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the goal of our command is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and an unhypocritical faith.

Amplified Bible
But the goal of our instruction is love [which springs] from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Christian Standard Bible
Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

American Standard Version
But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

Contemporary English Version
You must teach people to have genuine love, as well as a good conscience and true faith.

English Revised Version
But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My goal in giving you this order is for love to flow from a pure heart, from a clear conscience, and from a sincere faith.

Good News Translation
The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.

International Standard Version
The goal of this instruction is love that flows from a pure heart, from a clear conscience, and from a sincere faith.

Majority Standard Bible
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

NET Bible
But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

New Heart English Bible
but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

Webster's Bible Translation
Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

Weymouth New Testament
But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.

World English Bible
But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of unhypocritical faith,

Berean Literal Bible
Now the goal of our instruction is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and a sincere faith,

Young's Literal Translation
And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,

Smith's Literal Translation
(And the end of the proclamation is love out of a pure heart, and a good consciousness, and unfeigned faith:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the end of the commandment is charity, from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now the goal of instruction is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.

New American Bible
The aim of this instruction is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

New Revised Standard Version
But the aim of such instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Now the fulfillment of the commandment is love out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of a true faith:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But the sum of The Commandments is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience and from true faith.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
(Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and out of a good conscience, and out of faith unfeigned:

Godbey New Testament
but the end of the commandment is divine love out of a clean heart and a good conscience and faith free from hypocrisy:

Haweis New Testament
For the end of the commandment is love out of a clean heart, and good conscience, and faith unfeigned:

Mace New Testament
such a charge will produce that charity, which arises from purity, from a good conscience, and a sincere belief:

Weymouth New Testament
But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.

Worrell New Testament
But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and of faith unfeigned;

Worsley New Testament
so do, and acquaint them that the end of that charge is charity, out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Warning against False Teaching
4or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith. 5 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith. 6Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.…

Cross References
Matthew 22:37-40
Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ...

Romans 13:8-10
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Galatians 5:14
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. / If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. / If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. ...

James 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

1 John 3:18
Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

1 John 4:7-8
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:18-21
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love. / We love because He first loved us. / If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. ...

2 Timothy 2:22
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

Romans 12:9
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Philippians 1:9-11
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, / so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, / filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Colossians 3:14
And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.


Treasury of Scripture

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

the end.

Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Romans 13:8-10
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law…

Galatians 5:13,14,22
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another…

charity.

Mark 12:28-34
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? …

Romans 14:15
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

1 Corinthians 8:1-3
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth…

a pure.

Psalm 24:4
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

a good.

1 Timothy 1:19
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

1 Timothy 3:9
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Acts 23:1
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

faith.

Galatians 5:6
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

2 Timothy 1:5
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Hebrews 11:5,6
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God…

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1 Timothy 1
1. Paul declares Timothy is faithful to the charge which was given him at his going to Macedonia.
5. The right use and end of the law.
11. Paul's calling to be an apostle;
20. and the disobedience or Hymenaeus and Alexander.














The goal of our instruction
The Greek word for "goal" is "τέλος" (telos), which signifies an end purpose or aim. In the context of Paul's letter to Timothy, this indicates the ultimate objective of Christian teaching and discipleship. The term "instruction" translates from "παραγγελία" (parangelia), meaning a command or charge. This phrase underscores the apostolic mission to guide believers towards a specific spiritual maturity, emphasizing that the teachings of the faith are not merely academic but are intended to transform lives.

is the love
The word "love" here is "ἀγάπη" (agape), which is the highest form of love in the New Testament, characterized by selflessness and sacrificial giving. This love is not based on emotions or feelings but is a deliberate choice to seek the welfare of others. In the Christian context, agape is the love that reflects God's nature and is the hallmark of true discipleship. It is the love that Jesus exemplified and commanded His followers to exhibit.

that comes from a pure heart
The phrase "pure heart" uses the Greek "καθαρᾶς καρδίας" (katharas kardias). "Pure" (katharas) implies cleanliness, free from contamination or guilt. The heart (kardias) in biblical terms often represents the center of human will and emotion. A pure heart is one that is undivided in its devotion to God, free from hypocrisy and sin. This purity is essential for genuine love, as it ensures that one's motives are aligned with God's will.

a clear conscience
"Clear conscience" is translated from "ἀγαθῆς συνειδήσεως" (agathēs syneidēseōs). "Clear" (agathēs) means good or virtuous, while "conscience" (syneidēseōs) refers to the inner sense of right and wrong. A clear conscience is one that is not burdened by guilt or shame, having been cleansed by the forgiveness of Christ. It allows believers to live with integrity and transparency, knowing they are accountable to God.

and a sincere faith
The term "sincere faith" comes from "ἀνυποκρίτου πίστεως" (anupokritou pisteōs). "Sincere" (anupokritou) means without hypocrisy, genuine, or unfeigned. "Faith" (pisteōs) is trust or belief in God. A sincere faith is one that is authentic and steadfast, not merely a facade or outward show. It is a faith that endures trials and remains true to the teachings of Christ, rooted in a personal relationship with Him.

(5) Now the end.--The Greek word should be translated But the end. Though Timothy must resist and oppose these false teachers with all courage and firmness, still he must not forget what was the real end, the aim, the purpose of all Christian teaching, which, the Apostle reminds him, is Love.

Of the commandment.--There is no reference here to the famous commandments of the Law of Moses. "Commandment" may be paraphrased in this place by "practical teaching."

With the false teachers' sickly "fables," which only led to disputing, St. Paul contrasts that "healthy practical teaching," the end and aim of which was love, or charity.

Charity.--That love, or broad, comprehensive charity, towards men, so nobly described in 1 Corinthians 13.

Out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.--This broad all-embracing love, or charity, emanates only from "a pure heart:" i.e., a heart free from selfish desires and evil passions. The "pure in heart" alone, said the Lord, in the sermon on the mount (Matthew 5:8), shall enjoy the beatific vision of God.

And of a good conscience.--This "charity" must also spring from a conscience unburthened of its load of guilt, from a conscience sprinkled with the precious blood, and so reconciled to God.

And of faith unfeigned.--And, lastly, the root of this "charity"--the end and aim of the practical teaching of the gospel preached by the Apostles--must be sought in "a faith unfeigned," in a faith that consists in something more than in a few high-sounding words, which lay claim to a sure confidence that is not felt. The "unfeigned faith" of St. Paul is a faith rich in works rather than in words.

Without this faith, so real that its fruits are ever manifest, there can be no good conscience; without this conscience, washed by the precious blood, there can be no pure heart.

The error of the teachers of whom Timothy was warned, we see from the next verse, consisted not so much in false doctrines as in an utter neglect of inculcating the necessity of a pure, self-denying life. They preferred curious questions and speculative inquiries to the grave, simple gospel teaching which led men to live an earnest, loving life.

Verse 5. - But for now, A.V.; charge for commandment, A.V.; love for charity, A.V.; a good for of a good, and faith for of faith, A.V. But the end of the charge. Before proceeding with his sentence, in which he was about solemnly to commit the trust of the episcopate of the Church of Ephesus to Timothy, he breaks off abruptly to show the beneficent character of the charge, viz. the furtherance of that brotherly love and purity of heart and life which are the true fruit of the gospel dispensation, but which some, by their false doctrine, were so ruthlessly impeding. Each of these phrases, "a pure heart" and "a good conscience" and "faith unfeigned," seems to rebuke by contrast the merely ceremonial cleanness and the defiled conscience and the merely nominal Christianity of these heretical Judaizers (comp. Titus 1:10-16).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
The
Τὸ (To)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

goal
τέλος (telos)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5056: (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax.

of [our]
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

instruction
παραγγελίας (parangelias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3852: A command, charge, injunction; a precept, rule of living. From paraggello; a mandate.

is
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[the] love
ἀγάπη (agapē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.

[that comes] from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

a pure
καθαρᾶς (katharas)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2513: Clean.

heart,
καρδίας (kardias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.

a clear
ἀγαθῆς (agathēs)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'.

conscience,
συνειδήσεως (syneidēseōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4893: The conscience, a persisting notion. From a prolonged form of suneido; co-perception, i.e. Moral consciousness.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

a sincere
ἀνυποκρίτου (anypokritou)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 505: Unfeigned, without hypocrisy, sincere. Undissembled, i.e. Sincere.

faith.
πίστεως (pisteōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.


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