1 Timoteo 1
Saludo
1 Yo, Pablo, apóstol de Jesucristo por mandato de Dios nuestro Salvador, y del Señor Jesucristo, que es nuestra esperanza,2 a Timoteo,t verdadero hijo en la fe: Recibe gracia, misericordia y paz de Dios nuestro Padre, y de Cristo Jesús nuestro Señor.
Advertencia contra falsas doctrinas
3 Cuando fui a Macedonia, te rogué que te quedaras en Éfeso para que mandaras a algunos que no enseñaran una doctrina diferente,4 ni prestaran atención a fábulas y genealogías interminables, que acarrean disputas más que la edificación de Dios que es por la fe. Y ahora te encargo lo mismo.5 Pues el propósito de este mandamiento es el amor que nace de un corazón limpio, de una buena conciencia y de una fe sincera.6 De estas cosas se han desviado algunos y se han apartado a palabrerías sin sentido;7 pretenden ser doctores de la ley, aunque no entienden lo que dicen ni lo que afirman.
8 Pero sabemos que la ley es buena, cuando se usa de manera legítima;9 también sabemos que la ley no fue dada para el justo, sino para los transgresores y desobedientes, para los impíos y pecadores, para los irreverentes y profanos, para los parricidas y matricidas, para los homicidas,10 para los fornicarios, para los sodomitas, para los secuestradores, para los mentirosos y perjuros, y para todo lo que se oponga a la sana doctrina,11 según el glorioso evangelio del Dios bendito, que a mí se me ha encomendado.
El ministerio de Pablo
12 Doy gracias a Cristo Jesús nuestro Señor, que me fortaleció, porque me consideró fiel al ponerme en el ministerio,13 aun cuando antes yo había sido blasfemo, perseguidort e injuriador; pero fui tratado con misericordia porque lo hice por ignorancia, en incredulidad.14 Pero la gracia de nuestro Señor fue más abundante con la fe y el amor que es en Cristo Jesús.15 Esta palabra es fiel y digna de ser recibida por todos: Cristo Jesús vino al mundo para salvar a los pecadores, de los cuales yo soy el primero.16 Pero por esto fui tratado con misericordia, para que en mí, el primer pecador, Jesucristo mostrara toda su clemencia, para ejemplo de los que habrían de creer en él para vida eterna.17 Por tanto, al Rey de los siglos, al inmortal e invisible, al único y sabio Dios, sean el honor y la gloria por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
18 Timoteo, hijo mío, te encargo este mandamiento para que, conforme a las profecías que antes se hicieron acerca de ti, presentes por ellas la buena batalla19 y mantengas la fe y la buena conciencia, que por desecharlas algunos naufragaron en cuanto a la fe,20 entre ellos Himeneo y Alejandro, a quienes entregué a Satanás para que aprendan a no blasfemar.
1 TIMOTHY 1
1 From Paul.
God our Savior and Christ Jesus commanded me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.
2 t Timothy, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind and merciful to you. May they bless you with peace!Warning against False //Teaching
3 When I was leaving for Macedonia, I asked you to stay on in Ephesus and warn certain people there to stop spreading their false teachings.
4 You needed to warn them to stop wasting their time on senseless stories and endless lists of ancestors. Such things only cause arguments. They don't help anyone to do God's work that can only be done by faith.
5 You must teach people to have genuine love, as well as a good conscience and true faith. 6 There are some who have given up these for nothing but empty talk.
7 They want to be teachers of the Law of Moses. But they don't know what they are talking about, even though they think they do.
8 We know the Law is good, if it is used in the right way. 9 We also understand it wasn't given to control people who please God, but to control lawbreakers, criminals, godless people, and sinners. It is for wicked and evil people, and for murderers, who would even kill their own parents. 10 The Law was written for people who are sexual perverts or who live as homosexuals or are kidnappers or liars or won't tell the truth in court. It is for anything else that opposes the correct teaching
11 of the good news the glorious and wonderful God has given me.Being Thankful for //God's Kindness
12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me the strength for my work because he knew he could trust me. 13 t I used to say terrible and insulting things about him, and I was cruel. But Christ had mercy on me because I didn't know what I was doing, and I had not yet put my faith in him.
14 Christ Jesus our Lord treated me with undeserved grace and has greatly blessed my life with faith and love just like his own.
15 “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” This saying is true, and it can be trusted. I was the worst sinner of all! 16 But since I was worse than anyone else, God had mercy on me and let me be an example of the endless patience of Christ Jesus. He did this so that others would put their faith in Christ and have eternal life.
17 I pray that honor and glory will always be given to the only God, who lives forever and is the invisible and eternal King! Amen.
18 Timothy, my son, the instructions I am giving you are based on what some prophetst once said about you. If you follow these instructions, you will fight like a good soldier. 19 You will be faithful and have a clear conscience. Some people have made a mess of their faith because they didn't listen to their consciences. 20 Two of them are Hymenaeus and Alexander. I have given these men over to the power of Satan, so they will learn not to oppose God.