Chapter 1 Paul, an envoy of Jesus the anointed by the will of the god, according to the promise of life which is in the anointed Jesus, To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from the god the father and the anointed Jesus our lord. I thank the god, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day; Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy; When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelled first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in you also. Why I put you in remembrance that you stir up the gift of the god, which is in you by the putting on of my hands. For the god has not given us the spirit of fear;…
Chapter 1 Paul, an envoy of Jesus the anointed by the commandment of the god our Savior, and lord Jesus the anointed, which is our hope; To Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from the god our father and Jesus the anointed our lord. As I sought you to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that you might charge some that they teach no other doctrine, Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: From which some having swerved have turned aside to vain jangling; Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this,…