1 Timothy 1:2
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
4 or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- KJV
- Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
- WEB
- to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- ASV
- unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- DARBY
- to Timotheus, [my] true child in faith: grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- BLB
- To Timothy, [my] genuine child in the faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- ÅB
- - til Timoteus, min ekte sønn i troen: Nåde, miskunn, fred fra Gud Far og Kristus Jesus, vår Herre!
- OTB
- til Timoteus, min ekte sønn i troen: Nåde, miskunn og fred fra Gud Faderen og Kristus Jesus, vår Herre.
- B1930
- - til Timoteus, min ekte sønn i troen: Nåde, miskunn, fred fra Gud Fader og Kristus Jesus, vår Herre!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Titus 1:4
To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Read in context2 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:14–17
I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:19–22
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
Read in contextActs 16:1–3
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
Read in contextRomans 1:7
To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Read in context1 Peter 1:2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:1
You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Read in context