Worsley Version
1770 by John Worsley

1 Timothy Chapter 1

1Ti 1:1 Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the appointment of God our Saviour, and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,
1Ti 1:2 to Timothy my true son in the faith, be grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.
1Ti 1:3 As I exhorted thee to stay at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain persons not to teach other doctrine,
1Ti 1:4 nor attend to fables and endless genealogies, which occasion debates, rather than pious edification in the faith:
1Ti 1:5 so do, and acquaint them that the end of that charge is charity, out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned:
1Ti 1:6 from which some having swerved are turned aside to vain discourses;
1Ti 1:7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they neither understand what they say, nor what things they assert.
1Ti 1:8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
1Ti 1:9 knowing this, that a law does not lie against a righteous person, but against the lawless and unruly, the impious and wicked, the unholy and profane,
1Ti 1:10 parricides, murderers, whoremongers, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, false-swearers, and if there be any thing else contrary to that sound doctrine,
1Ti 1:11 which is according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I was intrusted.
1Ti 1:12 And I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who gave me ability for the work, that He accounted me faithful, having put me into the ministry,
1Ti 1:13 who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an oppressor. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief: and the grace of our Lord superabounded,
1Ti 1:14 with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
1Ti 1:15 It is a truth highly to be believed, and worthy to be received by all, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners:---of whom I am one of the chief.
1Ti 1:16 But for this end I obtained mercy, that in me a chief sinner Jesus Christ might display his long-suffering, for an example to those who should afterwards believe on Him to eternal life.
1Ti 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1Ti 1:18 This charge I commit to thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which before came on thee, that by them thou mightest war a good warfare,
1Ti 1:19 having faith and a good conscience, which some putting away have made shipwreck concerning the faith:
1Ti 1:20 of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.