1Павел, апостол на Иисус Христос по заповед на Бога, нашия Спасител, и на Господ[1] Иисус Христос, нашата надежда –2до Тимотей, истински син по вяра: благодат, милост и мир от Бога, нашия Отец, и от Иисус Христос, нашия Господ. (Д А 16:1; Тит 1:4)
Против лъжеучителите
3Когато тръгнах за Македония, аз те помолих да останеш в Ефес, за да наредиш на някои хора да не проповядват друго учение,4нито да се занимават с измислици и безкрайни родословни списъци, които служат повече за спорове, отколкото в полза на Божията наредба за спасение чрез вярата. (1 Тим 4:7; 2 Тим 2:23; 2 Тим 4:4; Тит 3:9)5А целта на поръчението е да се породи любов от чисто сърце, от добра съвест и нелицемерна вяра.6Някои, като не постигнаха тези неща, се отклониха в празнословие,7понеже желаеха да бъдат законоучители, без да разбират нито какво говорят, нито какво поддържат.8А ние знаем, че Законът е добър, ако някой го прилага правилно,9като знае, че Законът е установен не за праведника, а за беззаконници и непокорни, за нечестивци и грешници, за неправедни и скверни, за убийци на бащи и майки, за всички убийци,10за блудници, хомосексуалисти, похитители на хора, лъжци, клетвопрестъпници и за всичко друго, което противоречи на здравото учение. (2 Тим 1:13; 2 Тим 4:3; Тит 1:9; Тит 2:1)11Това съответства на славното благовестие на блажения Бог, което ми бе поверено. (1 Сол 2:4; Тит 1:3)
Благодарността на апостола
12Благодаря на Иисус Христос, нашия Господ, Който ми даде сила, че ме призна за верен и ме постави да Му служа,13макар по-рано да бях хулител, гонител и насилник. Но ми беше оказана милост, защото без да зная, постъпвах така, без да познавам истинската вяра. (Д А 8:3; Д А 9:1)14Но благодатта на нашия Господ стана преизобилна с вяра и любов в името на Иисус Христос.15Верни и достойни изцяло да бъдат приети са думите, че Иисус Христос дойде в света да спаси грешниците, пръв от които съм аз. (1 Кор 15:9; 1 Тим 4:9)16Но затова ми беше оказана милост, за да покаже Иисус Христос в мене, най-големия грешник, цялото Си дълготърпение за пример на онези, които ще повярват в Него, за да имат вечен живот.17А на Царя на вечността, на непреходния, невидимия, единствен премъдър[2] Бог – чест и слава за вечни времена. Амин.
Отговорността на Тимотей
18Синко Тимотей! Предавам ти това поръчение съгласно предишните пророчества за тебе, дадени, за да воюваш съобразно тях като добър воин,19имайки вяра и добра съвест, която някои отхвърлиха и претърпяха корабокрушение във вярата;20към тях принадлежат Именей и Александър, които предадох на Сатаната, за да се научат да не богохулстват. (1 Кор 5:5; 2 Тим 2:17; 2 Тим 4:14)
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New International Reader’s Version
от Biblica1I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus, just as God our Saviour commanded. Christ Jesus also commanded it. We have put our hope in him.2Timothy, I am sending you this letter. You are my true son in the faith. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy and peace.
Paul warns Timothy to oppose false teachers
3Timothy, stay there in Ephesus. That is what I told you to do when I went into Macedonia. I want you to command certain people not to teach things that aren’t true.4And command them not to spend their time on stories that are made up. They must not waste time on family histories that never end. These things only lead to fights about ideas. They don’t help God’s work move forward. His work is done by faith.5Love is the purpose of my command. Love comes from a pure heart. It comes from a good sense of what is right and wrong. It comes from faith that is honest and true.6Some have turned from these teachings. They would rather talk about things that have no meaning.7They want to be teachers of the law. And they are very sure about that law. But they don’t know what they are talking about.8We know that the law is good if it is used properly.9We also know that the law isn’t made for godly people. It is made for those who break the law. It is for those who refuse to obey. It is for ungodly and sinful people. It is for those who aren’t holy and who don’t believe. It is for those who kill their fathers or mothers. It is for murderers.10It is for those who commit sexual sins. It is for those who commit homosexual acts. It is for people who buy and sell slaves. It is for liars. It is for people who tell lies in court. It is for those who are a witness to things that aren’t true. And it is for anything else that is the opposite of true teaching.11True teaching agrees with the good news about the glory of the blessed God. He trusted me with that good news.
The Lord pours out his grace on Paul
12I am thankful to Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me strength. I thank him that he considered me faithful. I thank him for appointing me to serve him.13I used to speak evil things against Jesus. I tried to hurt his followers. I really pushed them around. But God showed me mercy anyway. I did those things without knowing any better. I wasn’t a believer.14Our Lord poured out more and more of his grace on me. Along with it came faith and love from Christ Jesus.15Here is a saying that you can trust. It should be accepted completely. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the worst sinner of all.16But for that very reason, God showed me mercy. And I am the worst of sinners. He showed me mercy so that Christ Jesus could show that he is very patient. I was an example for those who would come to believe in him. Then they would receive eternal life.17The eternal King will never die. He can’t be seen. He is the only God. Give him honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Paul commands Timothy
18My son Timothy, I am giving you this command. It is in keeping with the prophecies once made about you. By remembering them, you can fight the battle well.19Then you will hold on to faith. You will hold on to a good sense of what is right and wrong. Some have not accepted this knowledge of right and wrong. So they have destroyed their faith. They are like a ship that has sunk.20Hymenaeus and Alexander are among them. I have handed them over to Satan. That will teach them not to speak evil things against God.