1 Timothy 1:1-8 ▼

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope:

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

3 As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach false doctrine

4 or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

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

6 Some have departed from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.

7 They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.

8 But we know that the law is good, provided one uses it legitimately.