Greeting
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,
2 To Timothy, a atrue son in the faith: bGrace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
No Other Doctrine
3 As I urged you awhen I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may charge some bthat they teach no other doctrine,
4 anor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.
5 Now athe purpose of the commandment is love bfrom a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from1 sincere faith,
6 from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to aidle talk,
7 desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.
8 But we know that the law is agood if one uses it lawfully,
9 knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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