{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "1 Timothy",
 "chapter": 1,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;"
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,"
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;"
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;"
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,"
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;"
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;"
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief."
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting."
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen."
  },
  {
   "v": 18,
   "t": "This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;"
  },
  {
   "v": 19,
   "t": "Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:"
  },
  {
   "v": 20,
   "t": "Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme."
  }
 ],
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 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
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