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First Epistle to Timothy, Chapter 1

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1 Timothy 1 NASB - New American Standard Bible1 Timothy 1 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 1 of 1 Timothy—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Paul, 1an apostle of 2Christ Jesus 3according to the commandment of 4God our Savior, and of 5Christ Jesus, who is our 6hope,
  2. ¶ To 7Timothy, 8my true child in the faith: 9Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and 10Christ Jesus our Lord.
  3. ¶ As I urged you [a]upon my departure for 11Macedonia, [b]remain on at 12Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to 13teach strange doctrines,
  4. nor to [c]pay attention to 14myths and endless 15genealogies, which give rise to mere 16speculation rather than 17furthering [d]the administration of God which is by faith.
  5. But the goal of our [e]18instruction is love 19from a pure heart and a 20good conscience and a sincere 21faith.
  6. For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to 22fruitless discussion,
  7. 23wanting to be 24teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.
  8. ¶ But we know that 25the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully,
  9. realizing the fact that 26law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and 27rebellious, for the 28ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and 29profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers
  10. [f]and [g]30immoral men [h]and 31homosexuals [i]and 32kidnappers [j]and 33liars [k]and 34perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to 35sound teaching,
  11. according to 36the glorious gospel of 37the blessed God, with which I have been 38entrusted.
  12. ¶ I thank 39Christ Jesus our Lord, who has 40strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, 41putting me into service,
  13. even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a 42persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was 43shown mercy because 44I acted ignorantly in unbelief;
  14. and the 45grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the 46faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.
  15. 47It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that 48Christ Jesus came into the world to 49save sinners, among whom 50I am foremost of all.
  16. Yet for this reason I 51found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might 52demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those [l]who would believe in Him for eternal life.
  17. Now to the 53King [m]eternal, 54immortal, 55invisible, the 56only God, 57be honor and glory [n]forever and ever. Amen.
  18. ¶ This 58command I entrust to you, Timothy, 59my [o]son, in accordance with the 60prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you 61fight the good fight,
  19. keeping 62faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to [p]63their faith.
  20. [q]Among these are 64Hymenaeus and 65Alexander, whom I have 66handed over to Satan, so that they will be 67taught not to blaspheme.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit while going to
  2. ^ Lit to remain
  3. ^ Or occupy themselves with
  4. ^ Lit God’s provision
  5. ^ Lit commandment
  6. ^ Lit for
  7. ^ Or fornicators
  8. ^ Lit for
  9. ^ Lit for
  10. ^ Lit for
  11. ^ Lit for
  12. ^ Or destined to
  13. ^ Lit of the ages
  14. ^ Lit to the ages of the ages
  15. ^ Or child
  16. ^ Lit the
  17. ^ Lit Of

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Co 1:1
  2. ^ 1Ti 1:12
  3. ^ Ti 1:3
  4. ^ Ti 1:3
  5. ^ 1Ti 1:12
  6. ^ Col 1:27
  7. ^ 2Ti 1:2
  8. ^ 2Ti 1:2
  9. ^ Ro 1:7; 2Ti 1:2; Ti 1:4
  10. ^ 1Ti 1:12
  11. ^ Ro 15:26
  12. ^ Ac 18:19
  13. ^ Ro 16:17; 2Co 11:4; Ga 1:6f; 1Ti 6:3
  14. ^ 1Ti 4:7; 2Ti 4:4; Ti 1:14; 2Pe 1:16
  15. ^ Ti 3:9
  16. ^ 2Ti 2:23
  17. ^ Eph 3:2
  18. ^ 1Ti 1:18
  19. ^ 2Ti 2:22
  20. ^ 1Ti 1:19; 3:9; 2Ti 1:3; 1Pe 3:16, 21
  21. ^ 2Ti 1:5
  22. ^ Ti 1:10
  23. ^ Jm 3:1
  24. ^ Lu 2:46
  25. ^ Ro 7:12, 16
  26. ^ Ga 5:23
  27. ^ Ti 1:6, 10
  28. ^ 1Pe 4:18; Jd 15
  29. ^ 1Ti 4:7; 6:20; Heb 12:16
  30. ^ 1Co 6:9
  31. ^ Le 18:22
  32. ^ Ex 21:16; Re 18:13
  33. ^ Re 21:8, 27; 22:15
  34. ^ Mt 5:33
  35. ^ 1Ti 4:6; 6:3; 2Ti 4:3; Ti 1:9, 13; 2:1, 2
  36. ^ 2Co 4:4
  37. ^ 1Ti 6:15
  38. ^ Ga 2:7
  39. ^ Ga 3:26
  40. ^ Ac 9:22; Pp 4:13; 2Ti 4:17
  41. ^ Ac 9:15
  42. ^ Ac 8:3
  43. ^ 1Co 7:25
  44. ^ Ac 26:9
  45. ^ Ro 5:20; 1Co 3:10; 2Co 4:15; Ga 1:13-16
  46. ^ 1Th 1:3; 1Ti 2:15; 4:12; 6:11; 2Ti 1:13; 2:22; Ti 2:2
  47. ^ 1Ti 3:1; 4:9; 2Ti 2:11; Ti 3:8
  48. ^ Mr 2:17; Lu 15:2ff; 19:10
  49. ^ Ro 11:14
  50. ^ 1Co 15:9; Eph 3:8
  51. ^ 1Co 7:25; 1Ti 1:13
  52. ^ Eph 2:7
  53. ^ Re 15:3
  54. ^ 1Ti 6:16
  55. ^ Col 1:15
  56. ^ Jn 5:44; 1Ti 6:15; Jd 25
  57. ^ Ro 2:7, 10; 11:36; Heb 2:7
  58. ^ 1Ti 1:5
  59. ^ 1Ti 1:2
  60. ^ 1Ti 4:14
  61. ^ 2Co 10:4; 1Ti 6:12; 2Ti 2:3f; 4:7
  62. ^ 1Ti 1:5
  63. ^ 1Ti 6:12, 21; 2Ti 2:18
  64. ^ 2Ti 2:17
  65. ^ 2Ti 4:14
  66. ^ 1Co 5:5
  67. ^ 1Co 11:32; Heb 12:5ff

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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