<vn='1'><sn="3972">Paul</s>, an <sn="652">apostle</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2596">by</s> the <sn="2003">commandment</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="4990">Savior</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, which is <sn="2257">our</s><sn="1680">hope</s>; </v>
<vn='2'>Unto <sn="5095">Timothy</s>, my <sn="1103">own</s><sn="5043">son</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="4102">faith</s>: <sn="5485">Grace</s>, <sn="1656">mercy</s>, and <sn="1515">peace</s>, <sn="575">from</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="3962">Father</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="2531">As</s> I <sn="3870">besought</s><sn="4571">thee</s> to abide <sn="4357">still</s><sn="1722">at</s><sn="2181">Ephesus</s>, when I <sn="4198">went</s><sn="1519">into</s><sn="3109">Macedonia</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> thou mightest <sn="3853">charge</s><sn="5100">some</s> that they teach no other <sn="2085 3361">doctrine</s>, </v>
<vn='4'><sn="3366">Neither</s> give <sn="4337">heed</s> to <sn="3454">fables</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="562">endless</s><sn="1076">genealogies</s>, <sn="3748">which</s><sn="3930">minister</s><sn="2214">questions</s>, <sn="3123">rather</s><sn="2228">than</s><sn="2316">godly</s><sn="3622">edifying</s><sn="3588">which</s> is <sn="1722">in</s><sn="4102">faith</s>: so do. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="1161">Now</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5056">end</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="3852">commandment</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="26">charity</s> out <sn="1537">of</s> a <sn="2513">pure</s><sn="2588">heart</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of a <sn="18">good</s><sn="4893">conscience</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of <sn="4102">faith</s><sn="505">unfeigned</s>: </v>
<vn='6'>From <sn="3739">which</s><sn="5100">some</s> having <sn="795">swerved</s> have turned <sn="1624">aside</s><sn="1519">unto</s> vain <sn="3150">jangling</s>; </v>
<vn='7'><sn="2309">Desiring</s> to <sn="1511">be</s> teachers of the <sn="3547">law</s>; <sn="*3539">understanding</s><sn="3383">neither</s><sn="3739">what</s> they <sn="3004">say</s>, <sn="3383">nor</s><sn="4012 5101">whereof</s> they <sn="1226">affirm</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1161">But</s> we <sn="1492">know</s><sn="3754">that</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3551">law</s> is <sn="2570">good</s>, <sn="1437">if</s> a <sn="5100">man</s><sn="5530">use</s><sn="846">it</s><sn="3545">lawfully</s>; </v>
<vn='9'><sn="1492">Knowing</s><sn="5124">this</s>, <sn="3754">that</s> the <sn="3551">law</s> is <sn="3756">not</s><sn="2749">made</s> for a righteous <sn="1342">man</s>, <sn="1161">but</s> for the <sn="459">lawless</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="506">disobedient</s>, for the <sn="765">ungodly</s><sn="2532">and</s> for <sn="268">sinners</s>, for <sn="462">unholy</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="952">profane</s>, for murderers of <sn="3964">fathers</s><sn="2532">and</s> murderers of <sn="3389">mothers</s>, for <sn="409">manslayers</s>, </v>
<vn='10'>For <sn="4205">whoremongers</s>, for them that defile themselves with <sn="733">mankind</s>, for <sn="405">menstealers</s>, for <sn="5583">liars</s>, for perjured <sn="1965">persons</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> if there be <sn="1536">any</s> other <sn="2087">thing</s> that is <sn="480">contrary</s> to <sn="5198">sound</s><sn="1319">doctrine</s>; </v>
<vn='11'><sn="2596">According</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1391">glorious</s><sn="2098">gospel</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="3107">blessed</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="3739">which</s> was <sn="4100">committed</s> to my <sn="1473">trust</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="2532">And</s> I <sn="2192 5485">thank</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s>, who hath <sn="1743">enabled</s><sn="3165">me</s>, for <sn="3754">that</s> he <sn="2233">counted</s><sn="3165">me</s><sn="4103">faithful</s>, <sn="5087">putting</s> me <sn="1519">into</s> the <sn="1248">ministry</s>; </v>
<vn='13'>Who <sn="5607">was</s><sn="4386">before</s> a <sn="989">blasphemer</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> a <sn="1376">persecutor</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="5197">injurious</s>: <sn="235">but</s> I obtained <sn="1653">mercy</s>, <sn="3754">because</s> I <sn="4160">did</s> it <sn="50">ignorantly</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="570">unbelief</s>. </v>
<vn='14'><sn="1161">And</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5485">grace</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s> was exceeding <sn="5250">abundant</s><sn="3326">with</s><sn="4102">faith</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="26">love</s><sn="3588">which</s> is <sn="1722">in</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>This is a <sn="4103">faithful</s><sn="3056">saying</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="514">worthy</s> of <sn="3956">all</s><sn="594">acceptation</s>, <sn="3754">that</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="2064">came</s><sn="1519">into</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2889">world</s> to <sn="4982">save</s><sn="268">sinners</s>; of <sn="3739">whom</s><sn="1473">I</s><sn="1510">am</s><sn="4413">chief</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="235">Howbeit</s> for this <sn="1223 5124">cause</s> I obtained <sn="1653">mercy</s>, <sn="2443">that</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="1698">me</s><sn="4413">first</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s> might show <sn="1731">forth</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="3115">longsuffering</s>, <sn="4314">for</s> a <sn="5296">pattern</s> to them which should <sn="3195">hereafter</s><sn="4100">believe</s><sn="1909">on</s><sn="846">him</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="2222">life</s><sn="166">everlasting</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="1161">Now</s> unto <sn="3588">the</s><sn="935">King</s><sn="165">eternal</s>, <sn="862">immortal</s>, <sn="517">invisible</s>, the <sn="3441">only</s><sn="4680">wise</s><sn="2316">God</s>, be <sn="5092">honor</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1391">glory</s> forever and <sn="1519 165 165">ever</s>. <sn="281">Amen</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="5026">This</s><sn="3852">charge</s> I <sn="3908">commit</s> unto <sn="4671">thee</s>, <sn="5043">son</s><sn="5095">Timothy</s>, <sn="2596">according</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4394">prophecies</s> which went <sn="4254">before</s><sn="1909">on</s><sn="4571">thee</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> thou <sn="1722">by</s><sn="846">them</s> mightest <sn="4754">war</s> a <sn="2570">good</s><sn="4752">warfare</s>; </v>
<vn='19'><sn="2192">Holding</s><sn="4102">faith</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> a <sn="18">good</s><sn="4893">conscience</s>; <sn="3739">which</s><sn="5100">some</s> having put <sn="683">away</s><sn="4012">concerning</s><sn="4102">faith</s> have made <sn="3489">shipwreck</s>: </v>
<vn='20'>Of <sn="3739">whom</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="5211">Hymenaeus</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="223">Alexander</s>; <sn="3739">whom</s> I have <sn="3860">delivered</s> unto <sn="4567">Satan</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> they may <sn="3811">learn</s><sn="3361">not</s> to <sn="987">blaspheme</s>. </v>