1 Timothy 1:1-7 ▼

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

2 to Timothy, my beloved son in the faith. Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

3 As I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus, I going into Macedonia, in order that you may command certain ones not to teach heterodoxy,

4 nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which present questions, rather than the economy of God which is in faith:

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

6 from which certain ones having deflected have gone out into empty talking,

7 wishing to be teachers of the law, not knowing either what they are saying, or concerning what things they do affirm.