1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

2 To Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

3 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,

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 to 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 murderers,

10 For fornicators, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for enslavers, 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 has 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 However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all long-suffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on you, that you by them might 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 to Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

apostle. App-189. See Php 1:1, Php 1:1.

Jesus Christ. App-98. Most texts read "Christ Jesus".

by. App-104.

commandment. Greek. epitage. See Rom 16:26.

God. App-98.

Saviour. God is called "Saviour", here, 1Ti 2:3. Luk 1:47. Tit 1:3; Tit 2:10; Tit 3:4. Jud 1:25, Elsewhere the title is used of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Lord. The texts omit.

Jesus Christ. The texts read "Christ. Jesus". App-98.

which is. Read "Who is".

hope, Compare vol. 1, 5, 23, 27. Tit 2:13.

Unto = To.

own. Greek. gesios. See 2Co 8:8.

son. App-108.

in. App-104.

faith. App-110.

Grace, mercy, and peace. This salutation is peculiar to the Epistles to Timothy and Titus.

Grace. App-184. from. App-104.

Father. App-98.

Jesus Christ. Read "Christ Jesus".

Lord. App-98.

besought. App-134.

abide. Greek. prosmeno See Act 11:23.

at. App-104.

into. App-104.

that = in order that. Greek. hina

charge. Greek. parangello. See Act 1:4.

some, App-124.

that they, &c. = not (App-105) to teach otherwise (Greek. heterodidaskaleo. Only here and 1Ti 6:3).

Neither. Greek. mede.

fables. Greek. muthos. Occurs also 1Ti 4:7. 2Ti 4:4. Tit 1:14, 2Pe 1:16.

endless. Greek. aperantos. App-151.

genealogies. Greek. genealogia Only here and Tit 3:9. Referring to the list of emanations of AEONS according to the Gnostics.

questions. Greek. zetesis. See Act 25:20. All the occ, of the word show what questions occupy the natural mind.

godly edifying = dispensation (Gn oikonomia, 1Co 9:17) of God ( 1Ti 1:1). A few texts read oikodome, as 1Co 14:3, 1Co 14:5, 1Co 14:12.

commandment. Greek. perengelia. See Act 5:28.

charity. App-135.

out of. App-104, good conscience. See Act 23:1.

unfeigned. Greek. anupokritos. See Rom 12:9.

having swerved. Greek. astocheo. Elsewhere, 1Ti 6:21. 2Ti 2:18.

have. Omit,

turned aside. Greek. ektrepowai. Elsewhere, 5, 15; 1Ti 6:20. 2Ti 4:4. Heb 12:13.

unto. App-104.

vain jangling. Greek. mataiologia. Only here. Compare Tit 1:10.

Desiring. App-102.

teachers of the law. Greek. nomodidaskalos. See Luk 5:17.

understanding, &c, There are double negatives in this phrase, me at the beginning, and mete, mete, neither, nor.

whereof = concerning (App-104.) what.

affirm. Greek. diabebaioomai. Only here and Tit 3:8.

know. App-132.

if, App-118.

a man. Greek. tis. App-123.

lawfully. Gr nomimos Only here and 2Ti 2:5.

not. App-105.

made = appointed.

righteous. App-191.

lawless. App-128.

disobedient = not under subjection,

undisciplined. Greek. anupotaktos. Here; Tit 1:6, Tit 1:10. Heb 2:8.

ungodly. Greek. asebes See Rom 4:5.

sinners. Greek. hamartalos. Compare App-128.

unholy. Greek. anosios Here and 2Ti 3:2. Contrast Act 2:21.

profane. Gr bebelos. Here, 1Ti 4:4; 1Ti 6:20. 2Ti 2:16. Heb 12:16.

murderers, &c. Greek. patraloas . . . metratoas. Only here.

man Greek. androphones. Only here.

them that, &c. Greek. arsenokoites. See 1Co 6:9,

men. Greek. andropodistes. Only here.

perjured persons. Greek. epiorkos. Only here

if App-118.

there be. Omit

other. App-124.

that. Omit.

sound. Greek. hugiaino, See Luk 5:31.

According to. App-104.

glorious gospel = gospel (App-140) of the glory (p. 1511). Compare 2Co 4:4.

blessed. Only in this epistle is "blessed" (or happy), Greek. makarios, applied to God, here and 1Ti 6:15.

which, &c. = with which I was entrusted. App-150.

And. Omit.

thank. Literally I have thanks (App-184.) to.

Christ Jesus. App-98.

bath. Omit.

enabled. Greek. endanamoe. See Act 9:22.

faithful App-160.

ministry. App-190.

persecutor. Greek. dioktes. Only here.

injurious = an insulter. Greek. hubristes. Only here and Rom 1:30.

obtained mercy. Compare 1Co 1:26. 2Co 4:1.

ignorantly = not knowing. Compare Luk 23:34. Act 3:17.

was exceeding, &c. = abounded over all. Greek. husperpleonazo. Only here. Compare Rom 5:20.

with. App-104.

love. Same as "charity", 1Ti 1:5.

saying. App-121. This is the first of five "faithful sayings" in the Pastoral Epistles. Compare 1Ti 3:1; 1Ti 4:9. 2Ti 2:11, Tit 3:8, Compare Rev 21:5; Rev 22:6.

acceptation. Greek. apodoche. Only here and 1Ti 4:9. world. App-129.

chief. Greek. protos. Here "foremost", i.e. first in position.

for this cause = on account of (App-104. 1Ti 1:2) this.

first. See "chief", 1Ti 1:16.

for. App-104.

pattern. Greek. hupotuposis. Only here and a Tim. 1Ti 1:13.

to = of.

should hereafter = are about to.

believe on. App-150

to. App-104. life. App-110.

everlasting. App-161. Paul was converted through the visible appearance of the Lord from heaven, Others will be ( Zec 12:10).

King eternal = King of the ages (App-151.) The some expression Occurs in the Greek text of Tobit 13.6, 10, and the "God of the ages", Thes ton anionon, in Ecc 36:17. Compare Isa 9:6. Jer 10:10.

immortal. Greek. aphtharlos. See Rom 1:23. Compare, 1Ti 6:16.

invisible. Greek. aorates. See Rom 1:20. Compare 1Ti 6:16. Exo 33:20. Joh 1:18. Col 1:15, Heb 11:27.

wise. The texts omit, the word having crept in from Rom 16:27.

honour and glory. These words are coupled together in Heb 2:7, Heb 2:9; 2Pe 1:17. Rev 4:9, Rev 4:11; Rev 5:12, Rev 5:13; Rev 19:1, in describing Divine glory, and in reference to man in Rom 2:7, Rom 2:10. Rev 21:24, Rev 21:26.

glory. See p. 1511.

for ever and ever. App-151.

charge. Same as "commandment", 1Ti 1:5.

commit. Greek. paratithemi. See Act 17:3.

which went before = going before. Compare 1Ti 4:14.

on. App-104. by, App-104.

war. Greek. strateuomai. See 1Co 9:7.

a = the.

warfare. Greek. strateia. Only here and 2Co 10:4. This clause exhibits the Figs, Paronomasia and Polyptoton, App-6. Greek. strateue strateian,

put away = thrust away. Greek. apdtheemai. See Act 7:27.

concerning. App-104.

faith = the faith ( 1Ti 1:2).

have. Omit,

made shipwreck. Greek. nauageo. Only here and 2Co 11:25.

Hymenaeus. Compare 2Ti 2:17, 2Ti 2:18.

Alexander, Compare 2Ti 4:14, 2Ti 4:15.

have. Omit.

delivered. Greek. paradidomi. See Joh 19:30.

Satan. Compare e Cor. 1Ti 5:5.

not. App-106. as in 1Ti 1:7.