1 Timothy 1 – NIRV & NSP

New International Reader’s Version

1 Timothy 1:1-20

1I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus, just as God our Savior 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 honor 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.

New Serbian Translation

1. Тимотеју 1:1-20

Упутства о исправном веровању

Увод и поздрав

1Од Павла, апостола Христа Исуса, по наредби Бога, нашега Спаситеља, и Христа Исуса, наше наде, 2Тимотеју, мом правом сину у вери, милост, милосрђе и мир од Бога Оца и Христа Исуса, Господа нашега.

Упозорење против лажних учења

3Пре него што сам отишао у Македонију, молио сам те да останеш у Ефесу, да наредиш некима да не поучавају нека друга учења, 4и да се не заносе бајкама и бескрајним родословљима. Такве ствари више узрокују расправе, него што откривају Божији наум који се упознаје вером. 5Сврха ове наредбе је да побуди љубав која долази из чиста срца, добре савести, и искрене вере. 6Неки су се удаљили од овога, и изгубили се у јаловим расправама. 7Они хоће да буду учитељи Закона, а не разумеју ни шта говоре ни шта тврде.

8Ми знамо да је Закон добар ако се примењује како треба. 9Знамо и то да Закон није уведен за праведника, него за прекршиоце Закона и непокорне, безбожнике и грешнике, за несвете и богохулнике, за оцеубице и матероубице, за убице, 10блуднике, педерасте, трговце робљем, лажљивце, кривоклетнике и друге који се противе здравом учењу. 11Ово учење се темељи на славној Радосној вести, коју ми је наш благословени Бог поверио да проповедам.

Захвалност за Божију милост

12Захваљујем Христу Исусу, нашем Господу, који ме је оснажио, и поверио ми службу сматрајући ме вредним тога, 13иако сам некада био богохулник, прогонитељ Цркве и насилник. Али Бог ми се смиловао, јер сам то учинио у незнању и неверовању. 14Наш Господ је пребогато излио своју милост на мене и испунио ме вером и љубављу Христа Исуса.

15Поуздана је реч и вредна да је свако прихвати: Исус Христос је дошао на свет да спасе грешнике, од којих сам први ја. 16А мени се Бог смиловао, да на мени првом Христос Исус покаже сву стрпљивост, као пример за све оне који треба да поверују у њега и приме вечни живот. 17А вечном Цару, једином, непролазном и невидљивом Богу нека је част и слава од сад и довека. Амин.

18Поверавам ти ову наредбу, Тимотеју, дете моје, сагласно пророштвима која су раније била изречена о теби. Будеш ли их следио, водићеш добар рат, 19држећи се вере и чисте савести. Ово су неки одбацили и доживели бродолом своје вере. 20Међу таквима су Именеј и Александар, које сам предао Сатани да науче да не хуле.