1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope: 2 To Timothy, his beloved son in faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 As I desired thee to remain at Ephesus when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some not to teach otherwise, 4 Not to give heed to fables and endless genealogies: which furnish questions rather than the edification of God, which is in faith. 5 Now the end of the commandment is charity, from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith. 6 From which things some going astray, are turned aside unto vain babbling: 7 Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither the things 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 the just man, but for the unjust and disobedient, for the ungodly, and for sinners, for the wicked and defiled, for murderers of fathers, and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 For fornicators, for them who defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and whatever other thing is contrary to sound doctrine, 11 Which is according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which hath been committed to my trust. 12 I give thanks who hath strengthened me, even to Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he hath counted me faithful, putting me in the ministry; 13 Who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 Now the grace of our Lord hath abounded exceedingly with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus. 15 A faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief. 16 But for this cause have I obtained mercy: that in me first Christ Jesus might shew forth all patience, for the information of them that shall believe in him unto life everlasting. 17 Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 18 This precept I commend to thee, O son Timothy; according to the prophecies going before on thee, that thou war in them a good warfare, 19 Having faith and a good conscience, which some rejecting have made shipwreck concerning the faith. 20 Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered up to Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
1 Timothy · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
1 Timothy 1 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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Alexander
A coppersmith who did Paul great harm; a man of the same name was also handed over to Satan with Hymenaeus, possibly the same person.
Cited in the guide: 1 Timothy 1:20; 2 Timothy 4:14
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- 1 Titus 1:3; Colossians 1:27; Acts 9:15; Jude 25; Galatians 1:1
- 2 Titus 1:4; 2 Timothy 1:2; 1 Corinthians 4:14–17; Philippians 2:19–22; Acts 16:1–3
- 3 1 Timothy 6:3; Galatians 1:6–7; 2 John 9–10; Titus 1:9–11; 2 John 7
- 4 1 Timothy 4:7; Titus 1:14; Titus 3:9; 2 Timothy 4:4; 2 Peter 1:16
- 5 1 Timothy 1:19; Galatians 5:22; 2 Timothy 2:22; Galatians 5:13–14; 2 Timothy 1:5
- 6 Titus 1:10; 2 Timothy 2:23–24; Titus 3:9; 1 Timothy 6:20–21; 1 Timothy 5:15
- 7 Romans 1:22; 2 Peter 2:12; 1 Timothy 6:4; Galatians 3:5; Galatians 5:3–4
- 8 Romans 7:12–13; Romans 7:16; Psalm 19:7–10; 2 Timothy 2:5; Galatians 3:21
- 9 Galatians 3:19; 1 Peter 4:18; Romans 5:20; Galatians 3:10–14; Galatians 5:23
- 10 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Leviticus 18:22; 2 Timothy 4:3; Romans 1:26; Galatians 5:19–21
- 11 Galatians 2:7; Titus 1:3; 1 Timothy 6:15; Romans 2:16; 2 Corinthians 4:4
- 12 Philippians 4:13; 2 Timothy 4:17; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Colossians 1:25; Philippians 2:11
- 13 Acts 8:3; Hebrews 6:4–8; 1 Peter 2:10; 2 Peter 2:21–22; Acts 9:13
- 14 2 Timothy 1:13; Ephesians 1:7–8; 1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Peter 1:3; 2 Corinthians 13:14
- 15 Mark 2:17; Luke 19:10; John 3:16–17; John 12:47; John 1:12
- 16 1 Timothy 1:13; Ephesians 2:7; Psalm 25:11; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 5:11–12
- 17 Ephesians 3:20–21; Jude 25; 1 Timothy 6:15–16; Revelation 19:1; Revelation 17:14
- 18 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:1–3; 1 Timothy 6:20; 2 Timothy 2:1–5; 2 Corinthians 10:3–4
- 19 1 Timothy 3:9; Revelation 3:10; 1 Peter 3:15–16; 1 Timothy 6:9; Titus 1:9
- 20 1 Corinthians 5:4–5; 1 Corinthians 11:32; 2 Timothy 2:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:15; Revelation 3:19
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[The R.V. omits kuriouand translates: Christ Jesus our hope, tes elpidos hemon.] 1. Great and admirable is the dignity of an Apostle, and we find Paul constantly setting forth the causes of it, not as if he took the honor to himself, but as intrusted with it, and being under the necessity of so doing.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
Inasmuch as certain men have set the truth aside, and bring in lying words and vain genealogies, which, as the apostle says, "minister questions rather than godly edifying which is in faith," and by means of their craftily-constructed plausibilities draw away the minds of the inexperienced and take them captive, [I have felt constrained, my dear friend, to compose the …
He would not be long with us, yet left us not; for He departed thither, whence He never departed, because "the world was made by Him." And in this world He was, and into this world He came to save sinners, unto whom my soul doth confess, that He may heal it, for it hath sinned against Him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… of vipers." For that animal too is said to destroy the mother that is in travail with her, and eating through her belly, thus to come forth unto light; which kind of thing these men also did being "murderers of fathers, and murderers of mothers," and destroying their instructors with their own hands.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
But the grace of God was exceeding abundant in me.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)