---
title: "1 Timothy 1 — World English Bible | Favorite Scriptures"
description: "Read 1 Timothy 1 in the World English Bible. Free Bible reading, no account needed. Browse books and chapters, then save favorite passages in your personal library."
last_updated: "2026-10-08"
doc_version: "1"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://favoritescriptures.com/bible/1-timothy/1"
---

[Home](/)/[Bible](/bible)/[1 Timothy](/bible/1-timothy)/1

World English Bible

# 1 Timothy 1

[1](#verse-1) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

[2](#verse-2) to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

[3](#verse-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](#verse-4) and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.

[5](#verse-5) But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,

[6](#verse-6) from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,

[7](#verse-7) desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.

[8](#verse-8) But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,

[9](#verse-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](#verse-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](#verse-11) according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

[12](#verse-12) I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service,

[13](#verse-13) although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

[14](#verse-14) The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

[15](#verse-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](#verse-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](#verse-17) Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

[18](#verse-18) I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

[19](#verse-19) holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,

[20](#verse-20) of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

[← 2 Thessalonians 3](/bible/2-thessalonians/3)[1 Timothy 2 →](/bible/1-timothy/2)

World English Bible · Public domain

## Keep what speaks to you.

Create a free library to save passages, highlight verses, and keep your study notes together.

[Start your free library](/login?mode=signup)

## Sitemap

See the [complete sitemap](/sitemap.md).