1 Timothy 1:1-8 ▼

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

2 To Timothy, my genuine child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 Just as I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus in my going to Macedonia, so that you might charge certain ones not to teach other doctrines

4 nor to give heed to myths and endless genealogies, which cause controversies rather than the stewardship of God that is in faith.

5 Now the goal of our charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith,

6 from which certain ones, having missed the mark, turned aside to empty talk,

7 wanting to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor that about which they confidently assert.

8 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully,