Passage

1 Timothy 1

Book: 1 Timothy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope; 2. unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3. As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine, 4. neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; so do I now. 5. But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned: 6. from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking; 7. desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm. 8. But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, 9. as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10. for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine; 11. according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. 12. I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service; 13. though I 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 abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15. Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief: 16. but for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for a ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life. 17. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 18. This charge I commit unto you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may war the good warfare; 19. holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith: 20. of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme." (1 Timothy 1:1-20, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope; 2. to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus 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 aside 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. And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service; 13. although I was before 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 Christ Jesus. 15. The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, 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 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. This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, 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 is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme." (1 Timothy 1:1-20, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; 2. Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. 3. As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest 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 unto vain jangling; ^{having: or, not aiming at} 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 manslayers, 10. For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, 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 hath 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. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. 17. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 18. This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest 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 unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme." (1 Timothy 1:1-20, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope, 2. to Timotheus, genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord, 3. according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus, I going on to Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing, 4. nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith:, 5. And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned, 6. from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse, 7. willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate, 8. and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully; 9. having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers, 10. whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse, 11. according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted. 12. And I give thanks to him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, that he did reckon me stedfast, having put [me] to the ministration, 13. who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief, 14. and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus: 15. stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners, first of whom I am; 16. but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during: 17. and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honour and glory, to the ages of the ages! Amen. 18. This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare, 19. having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck, 20. of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil." (1 Timothy 1:1-20, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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