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Some people there are teaching false doctrines, and you must order them to stop. </span><span class="v54_1_4"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.4" class="v54_1_4">4</span>Tell them to give up those legends and those long lists of ancestors, which only produce arguments; they do not serve God's plan, which is known by faith. </span><span class="v54_1_5"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.5" class="v54_1_5">5</span>The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith. </span><span class="v54_1_6"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.6" class="v54_1_6">6</span>Some people have turned away from these and have lost their way in foolish discussions. </span><span class="v54_1_7"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.7" class="v54_1_7">7</span>They want to be teachers of God's law, but they do not understand their own words or the matters about which they speak with so much confidence.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v54_1_8"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.8" class="v54_1_8">8</span>We know that the Law is good if it is used as it should be used. </span><span class="v54_1_9"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.9" class="v54_1_9">9</span>It must be remembered, of course, that laws are made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and criminals, for the godless and sinful, for those who are not religious or spiritual, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, </span><span class="v54_1_10"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.10" class="v54_1_10">10</span>for the immoral, for sexual perverts, for kidnappers, for those who lie and give false testimony or who do anything else contrary to sound doctrine. </span><span class="v54_1_11"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.11" class="v54_1_11">11</span>That teaching is found in the gospel that was entrusted to me to announce, the Good News from the glorious and blessed God.</span></p><h3 class="s">Gratitude for God's Mercy</h3><p class="par"><span class="v54_1_12"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.12" class="v54_1_12">12</span>I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength for my work. I thank him for considering me worthy and appointing me to serve him, </span><span class="v54_1_13"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.13" class="v54_1_13">13</span><a href="#fn" id="link_1Tim.1.13!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> even though in the past I spoke evil of him and persecuted and insulted him. But God was merciful to me because I did not yet have faith and so did not know what I was doing. </span><span class="v54_1_14"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.14" class="v54_1_14">14</span>And our Lord poured out his abundant grace on me and gave me the faith and love which are ours in union with Christ Jesus. </span><span class="v54_1_15"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.15" class="v54_1_15">15</span>This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of them, </span><span class="v54_1_16"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.16" class="v54_1_16">16</span>but God was merciful to me in order that Christ Jesus might show his full patience in dealing with me, the worst of sinners, as an example for all those who would later believe in him and receive eternal life. </span><span class="v54_1_17"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.17" class="v54_1_17">17</span>To the eternal King, immortal and invisible, the only God—to him be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v54_1_18"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.18" class="v54_1_18">18</span>Timothy, my child, I entrust to you this command, which is in accordance with the words of prophecy spoken in the past about you. Use those words as weapons in order to fight well, </span><span class="v54_1_19"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.19" class="v54_1_19">19</span>and keep your faith and a clear conscience. Some people have not listened to their conscience and have made a ruin of their faith. </span><span class="v54_1_20"><span class="reftext" id="1Tim.1.20" class="v54_1_20">20</span>Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have punished by handing them over to the power of Satan; this will teach them to stop their blasphemy.</span></p></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.</span></p> <p class="yiv9003199930MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Bible text from the Good News Translation (GNT) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (<a href="http://www.americanbible.org">www.americanbible.org</a>). 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