[1] Paul, an emissary of Yeshua the Messiah according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah our hope;
[2] to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Messiah Yeshua our Lord.
[3] As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
[4] and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith—
[5] but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,
[6] from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,
[7] desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.
[8] But we know that the law is good, if a person uses it lawfully,
[9] as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
[10] for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,
[11] according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
[12] I thank him who enabled me, Messiah Yeshua our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;
[13] although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
[14] The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Messiah Yeshua.
[15] The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Messiah Yeshua came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
[16] However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Yeshua the Messiah might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
[17] Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
[18] I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
[19] holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,
[20] of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.