11. Sound teaching agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that has been trusted to me.
12. I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength because he considered me faithful. So he appointed me to ministry
13. even though I used to speak against him, attack his people, and I was proud. But I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and without faith.
14. Our Lord’s favor poured all over me along with the faithfulness and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15. This saying is reliable and deserves full acceptance: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners"—and I’m the biggest sinner of all.
16. But this is why I was shown mercy, so that Christ Jesus could show his endless patience to me first of all. So I’m an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
17. Now to the king of the ages, to the immortal, invisible, and only God, may honor and glory be given to him forever and always! Amen.
18. Timothy, my child, I’m giving you these instructions based on the prophecies that were once made about you. So if you follow them, you can wage a good war
19. because you have faith and a good conscience. Some people have ruined their faith because they refused to listen to their conscience,