Engage in Battle

18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies(A) previously made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight, 19 having faith(B) and a good conscience,(C) which some(D) have rejected and have shipwrecked the faith. 20 Among them are Hymenaeus(E) and Alexander,(F) whom I have delivered to Satan,(G) so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

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Guidelines for Behavior in the Church

18 Timothy, my child, I am instructing you in keeping with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by following them you may continue to fight the good fight 19 with faith and a good conscience. By ignoring their consciences,[a] some people have destroyed their faith like a wrecked ship. 20 These include Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may learn not to blaspheme.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 1:19 Lit. By ignoring it