1 Timothy 1:4-13

King James Version

⁴Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

⁵Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

⁶From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

⁷Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

⁸But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

⁹Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

¹⁰For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

¹¹According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

¹²And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

¹³Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

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1 Timothy 1:4-13

New International Version

⁴or to devote themselves to myths^(A) and endless genealogies.^(B) Such things promote controversial speculations^(C) rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith. ⁵The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart^(D) and a good conscience^(E) and a sincere faith.^(F) ⁶Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. ⁷They want to be teachers^(G) of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.^(H)

⁸We know that the law is good^(I) if one uses it properly. ⁹We also know that the law is made not for the righteous^(J) but for lawbreakers and rebels,^(K) the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, ¹⁰for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine^(L) ¹¹that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.^(M)

The Lord’s Grace to Paul

¹²I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength,^(N) that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.^(O) ¹³Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor^(P) and a violent man, I was shown mercy^(Q) because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.^(R)

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1 Timothy 1:4-13

English Standard Version

⁴nor ^(A)to devote themselves to myths and endless ^(B)genealogies, which promote ^(C)speculations rather than the stewardship^[a] from God that is by faith. ⁵The aim of our charge is love ^(D)that issues from a pure heart and ^(E)a good conscience and ^(F)a sincere faith. ⁶Certain persons, by ^(G)swerving from these, have wandered away into ^(H)vain discussion, ⁷desiring to be teachers of the law, ^(I)without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

⁸Now we know that ^(J)the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, ⁹understanding this, that the ^(K)law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, ¹⁰the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers,^[b] liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to ^(L)sound^[c] doctrine, ¹¹in accordance with ^(M)the gospel of the glory of ^(N)the blessed God ^(O)with which I have been entrusted.

Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners

¹²I thank him ^(P)who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, ^(Q)appointing me to his service, ¹³though formerly I was a blasphemer, ^(R)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But ^(S)I received mercy ^(T)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

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Footnotes

1 Timothy 1:4 Or good order
1 Timothy 1:10 That is, those who take someone captive in order to sell him into slavery
1 Timothy 1:10 Or healthy

1 Timothy 1:4-13

Christian Standard Bible

⁴or to pay attention to myths^(A) and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan,^(B) which operates by faith. ⁵Now the goal of our instruction is love^(C) that comes from a pure heart,^(D) a good conscience,^(E) and a sincere faith.^(F) ⁶Some have departed from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion. ⁷They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on. ⁸But we know that the law is good,^(G) provided one uses it legitimately. ⁹We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious,^(H) for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers, ¹⁰for the sexually immoral^(I) and males who have sex with males,^(J) for slave traders, liars,^(K) perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching^(L) ¹¹that conforms to the gospel^(M) concerning the glory of the blessed God,^(N) which was entrusted to me.^(O)

Paul’s Testimony

¹²I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened^(P) me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry— ¹³even though I was formerly a blasphemer,^(Q) a persecutor,^(R) and an arrogant man.^(S) But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief,

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1 Timothy 1:4-13

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁴nor to ^[a]pay attention to ^(A)myths and endless ^(B)genealogies, which give rise to mere ^(C)speculation rather than ^(D)furthering ^[b]the administration of God which is by faith. ⁵But the goal of our ^[c]^(E)instruction is love ^(F)from a pure heart and a ^(G)good conscience and a sincere ^(H)faith. ⁶For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to ^(I)fruitless discussion, ⁷^(J)wanting to be ^(K)teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

⁸But we know that ^(L)the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, ⁹realizing the fact that ^(M)law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and ^(N)rebellious, for the ^(O)ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and ^(P)profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers ¹⁰^[d]and ^[e]^(Q)immoral men ^[f]and ^(R)homosexuals ^[g]and ^(S)kidnappers ^[h]and ^(T)liars ^[i]and ^(U)perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to ^(V)sound teaching, ¹¹according to ^(W)the glorious gospel of ^(X)the blessed God, with which I have been ^(Y)entrusted.

¹²I thank ^(Z)Christ Jesus our Lord, who has ^(AA)strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, ^(AB)putting me into service, ¹³even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a ^(AC)persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was ^(AD)shown mercy because ^(AE)I acted ignorantly in unbelief;

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1 Timothy 1:4 Or occupy themselves with
1 Timothy 1:4 Lit God’s provision
1 Timothy 1:5 Lit commandment
1 Timothy 1:10 Lit for
1 Timothy 1:10 Or fornicators
1 Timothy 1:10 Lit for
1 Timothy 1:10 Lit for
1 Timothy 1:10 Lit for
1 Timothy 1:10 Lit for

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