\id 1TI \h 1 Timothy \toc1 The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy \toc2 1 Timothy \toc3 1Ti \mt1 The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy \c 1 \p \v 1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w apostle|strong="G0652"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w according|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* [\w the|strong="G3588"\w*] \w command|strong="G2003"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \f ° \fr 1.1 \ft Elohim\f*\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* Saviour, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w*, \v 2 \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Timotheus, [\w my|strong="G1722"\w*] \w true|strong="G1103"\w* \w child|strong="G5043"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*: \w grace|strong="G5485"\w*, \w mercy|strong="G1656"\w*, \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*, \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \f ° \fr 1.2 \ft Elohim\f*\w 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to|strong="G1519"\w* vain discourse, \v 7 \w desiring|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* law-teachers, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* understanding \w either|strong="G3383"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w or|strong="G3383"\w* \w concerning|strong="G4012"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* [\w so|strong="G3361"\w*] strenuously affirm. \v 8 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* [\w is|strong="G5100"\w*] \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w uses|strong="G5530"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w lawfully|strong="G3545"\w*, \v 9 \w knowing|strong="G1492"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w has|strong="G3778"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w its|strong="G3754"\w* application \w 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