7. willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,
8. and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully;
9. having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, menslayers,
10. whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,
11. according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
12. And I give thanks to him who enabled me--Christ Jesus our Lord--that he did reckon me stedfast, having put [me] to the ministration,
13. who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief,
14. and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus:
15. stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners--first of whom I am;
16. but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:
17. and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honour and glory--to the ages of the ages! Amen.
18. This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,
19. having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,
20. of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.