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1 This letter is from Paul, an missionary of Yeshua the messiah appointed by our saviour God’s command and by Yeshua the messiah who is our hope. 2 I’m writing to Timothy,[ref] my true child in the faith: may you receive grace, mercy, and peace from God the father and from our master, Yeshua the messiah.
1:3 Staying on-track in faith and doctrine
3 When I was going to Macedonia I urged you to remain there in Ephesus so that you could speak against those preaching a different message 4 and advise the believers not to worry about myths and endless genealogies which just result in useless speculations rather than them using their faith to advance God’s plans. 5 The outcome of such teaching should be demonstrating love coming from a pure heart, a clean conscience, and selfless faith. 6 Some others have deviated from that, which then results in useless talk—7 they want to be religious teachers but they don’t understand what they’re talking about or what they’re agreeing to.
8 But we know that the religious law can be good if someone is using it lawfully, 9 but other than that, we know that the law isn’t made for those who’ve been forgiven by God. The law was made for those who’re disobedient and out of control, those who ignore and disobey God, who don’t honour him but rather profane him, for those who would murder their parents or other people, 10 the sexually immoral, homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, those who falsely accuse others in court, and those doing anything else that is against the sound teaching 11 that’s part of the good message that honours the wonderful God and which was entrusted to me.
1:12 Paul thanks God for showing mercy
12 I’m thankful for our master Yeshua the messiah for considering me faithful and strengthening me, and then appointing me to serve him 13 even though I used to be a slanderer and persecutor and abuser,[ref] but I was shown mercy because I did it in unbelief due to my ignorance. 14 The grace of our master so was generous in giving me faith in and love for Yeshua the messiah. 15 This saying is trustworthy and worth being accepted by everyone: Yeshua the messiah came into this world to save sinners, of which I was the worst. 16 And this is why I was shown mercy: so that Yeshua the messiah can demonstrate his great patience in me first as a pattern to all the others who will believe in him and obtain eternal life. 17 May the king of the ages, the indestructible, invisible, only God have all the honour and praise throughout all the ages. May it be so.
18 In line with previous prophecies, I’m entrusting you, young Timothy, with this: fight in this battle for good, 19 maintaining your faith and your clear conscience even though others have turned back and shipwrecked their faith, 20 including Hymenaeus and Alexander who I put Satan in charge of so that they’d be disciplined to stop slandering.