THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL TO T I M O T H Y Salutation. Charge Respecting Misuse of the Personal Thanksgiving. P a u l , aan apostle of bChrist Jesus According to t mandment of dGod our Savior, and of bChrist Jesus, i ehope; 2 to aTimothy, bmy true child in the faith: cGrao and peace from God the Father and dChrist Jesus o 3 As I urged you *upon my departure for aMa< 2remain on at bEphesus, in order that you may instruc men not to Cteach strange doctrines, 4 nor to *pay attention to amyths and endless b gies, which give rise to mere Speculation rather than ing 2God’s provision which is by faith. 5 But the goal of our ^instruction is love bfron heart and a cgood conscience and a sincere dfaith. 6 For some men, straying from these things, havi aside to fruitless discussion, 7 awanting to be bteachers of the Law, even thoi do not understand either what they are saying or the about which they make confident assertions. 8 But we know that athe Law is good, if one lawfully, 9 realizing the fact that alaw is not made for a r man, but for those who are lawless and brebellious, cungodly and sinners, for the unholy and dprofane, f who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers 10 *and 2aimmoral men 1an8 bhomosexuals *an pers *and dliars ]and eperjurers, and whatever else is coi
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