1 Timothy 1
King James Version
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
2 Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9 Knowing 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,
10 For 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;
11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
1 Timothy 1
The Voice
1 Paul, an emissary[a] of Jesus the Anointed commissioned by order of God our Savior and Jesus the Anointed, our living and certain hope), 2 to you, Timothy, my true son in the faith.
May the grace, mercy, and peace that come only from God the Father and our Lord Jesus the Anointed mark your life.
3 As I said that day I left for Macedonia, stay in Ephesus and instruct the unruly people in the church, once and for all, to stop teaching a different doctrine. 4 Tell them to turn away from fables and endless genealogies. These activities just cause more arguments and confusion. Instead, they should concern themselves with welcoming in and bringing about the reign of God, which is all about faith. 5 Our teaching about this journey is intended to bring us to a single destination—a place where self-giving love reigns from a pure heart, a clean conscience, and a genuine faith. 6 Yes, some have walked away from these traits and have fallen into a life of endless blabber and nonsense— 7 they wish to become scholars of the law, but they don’t know what they are talking about, and they make these grand pronouncements but clearly don’t understand what they just said.
8 You and I know the law is good (if used in the right way), and 9 we also know the law was not designed for law-abiding people but for lawbreakers and criminals, the ungodly and sin-filled, the unholy and worldly, the father killers and mother killers, the murderers, 10 the sexually immoral and homosexuals, slave dealers, liars, perjurers, and anyone else who acts against the sound doctrine 11 laid out in the glorious, holy, and pure good news of the blessed God that has been entrusted to me.
12 I thank our Lord Jesus the Anointed who empowers me, because He saw me as faithful and appointed me to this ministry. 13 Despite the fact that at one time I was slandering the things of God, persecuting and attacking His people, He was still merciful to me because I acted in ignorance apart from faith. 14 But He poured His grace over me, and I was flooded in an abundance of the grace and faith and love that can only be found in Jesus the Anointed.
15 Here’s a statement worthy of trust: Jesus the Anointed, the Liberating King, came into the world to save sinners, and I am the worst of them all. 16 But it is for this reason I was given mercy: by displaying His perfect patience in me, the very worst of all sinners, Jesus the Anointed could show that patience to all who would believe in Him and gain eternal life. 17 May the King eternal, immortal, and invisible—the one and only God—now be honored and glorified forever and ever. Amen.
It is fair to say that Paul never got over the fact that he violently persecuted the church. Even though his rampage against the first followers of Jesus had ended over 20 years earlier, he still grieved because of what he had done. But when Paul was older, he was moved to celebration and praise because God’s mercy is always greater than sin. The Lord Jesus called Paul in the midst of his campaign against Him so that he became a public display of Jesus’ patient love. So, if we think somehow we are too far from God’s mercy, then we should think again.
18 Timothy, my dear child, I am placing before you a charge for the mission ahead. It is in total agreement with the prophecies once spoken over you. Here it is: with God’s message stirring and directing you, fight the good fight, 19 armed with faith and a good conscience. Some have tried to silence their consciences, wrecking their lives and ruining their faiths. 20 Hymenaeus and Alexander are among these; I have had to hand them over to Satan so they might learn not to speak against God.
Footnotes
- 1:1 Literally, apostle
1 तिमोथियॉस 1
Saral Hindi Bible
सम्बोधन
1 परमेश्वर हमारे उद्धारकर्ता तथा हमारी आशा मसीह येशु की आज्ञा के अनुसार मसीह येशु के प्रेरित पौलॉस की ओर से,
2 विश्वास में मेरे वास्तविक पुत्र तिमोथियॉस को:
पिता परमेश्वर तथा हमारे प्रभु मसीह येशु की ओर से अनुग्रह, कृपा और शान्ति.
झूठे शिक्षकों के दमन की आज्ञा
3 मैंने मकेदोनिया प्रदेश जाते समय तुमसे विनती की थी कि तुम इफ़ेसॉस नगर में ही रह जाओ और कुछ बताए हुए व्यक्तियों को चेतावनी दो कि वे न तो भरमानेवाली शिक्षा दें 4 और न पुरानी कहानियों और अन्तहीन वंशावलियों में लीन रहें. इनसे विश्वास पर आधारित परमेश्वर की योजना के उन्नत होने की बजाय मतभेद उत्पन्न होता है. 5 हमारी आज्ञा का उद्धेश्य है निर्मल हृदय से उत्पन्न प्रेम, शुद्ध अन्तरात्मा तथा निष्कपट विश्वास. 6 कुछ हैं, जो रास्ते से भटक कर व्यर्थ के वाद-विवाद में फँस गए हैं. 7 वे व्यवस्था के शिक्षक बनने की अभिलाषा तो करते हैं परन्तु वे जो कहते हैं और जिन विषयों का वे दृढ़ विश्वासपूर्वक दावा करते हैं, स्वयं ही उन्हें नहीं समझते.
व्यवस्था का उद्देश्य
8 हमें यह मालूम है कि व्यवस्था भली है—यदि इसका प्रयोग उचित रीति से किया जाए. 9 इस सच्चाई के प्रकाश में कि व्यवस्था का बनाया जाना धर्मियों के लिए नहीं परन्तु अधर्मी, निरंकुश, दुराचारी, पापी, अपवित्र, ठग, माता-पिता के घात करने वाले, हत्यारे, 10 व्यभिचारी, समलैंगिक, अपहरण करने वाले, झूठ बोलने वाले, झूठे गवाह तथा शेष सब कुछ के लिए किया गया है, जो खरे उपदेश के विरोध में है, 11 जो धन्य परमेश्वर के महिमित ईश्वरीय सुसमाचार के अनुसार है, जो मुझे सौंपी गई है.
पौलॉस की बुलाहट का स्पष्टीकरण
12 मैं हमारे प्रभु मसीह येशु के प्रति, जिन्होंने मुझे सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया है, धन्यवाद करता हूँ कि उन्होंने मुझे विश्वासयोग्य समझा और अपनी सेवा में चुना, 13 हालांकि पहले मैं परमेश्वर की निन्दा करनेवाला था, अत्याचारी तथा अधर्मी था किन्तु मुझ पर कृपा की गई क्योंकि अपनी अज्ञानता में उनमें अविश्वास के कारण मैंने यह सब किया था. 14 मसीह येशु में हमारे प्रभु का बहुत अधिक अनुग्रह विश्वास और प्रेम के साथ मुझ पर हुआ.
15 यह बात सच है, जो हर प्रकार से मानने योग्य है: मसीह येशु पापियों के उद्धार के लिए संसार में आए. इनमें सबसे ज़्यादा पापी मैं हूँ. 16 किन्तु मुझ पर कृपा इसलिए हुई कि मुझ बड़े पापी में मसीह येशु आदर्श के रूप में अपनी पूरी सहनशीलता का प्रमाण उनके हित में प्रस्तुत करें, जो अनन्त जीवन के लिए उनमें विश्वास करेंगे. 17 सनातन राजा, अविनाशी, अनदेखे तथा एकमात्र परमेश्वर का आदर और महिमा सदा-सर्वदा होती रहे. आमेन.
तिमोथियॉस की ज़िम्मेदारी
18 मेरे पुत्र, तिमोथियॉस, मैं तुम्हें यह आज्ञा तुम्हारे विषय में पहले से की गई भविष्यद्वाणियों के अनुसार सौंप रहा हूँ कि उनकी प्रेरणा से तुम निरन्तर संघर्ष कर सको 19 तथा विश्वास और अच्छे विवेक को थामे रखो, कुछ ने जिसकी उपेक्षा की और अपने विश्वास का सर्वनाश कर बैठे. 20 ह्यूमैनेऑस तथा अलेक्सान्दरॉस इन्हीं में से हैं, जिन्हें मैंने शैतान को सौंप दिया है कि उन्हें परमेश्वर-निन्दा न करने का पाठ सिखा दिया जाए.
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