¹Paulus Apostolus Jesu Christi secundum imperium Dei Salvatoris nostri,Paul,et Christi Jesu spei nostræ,an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the authority of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope,

¹Paulus Apostolus Jesu Christi secundum imperium Dei Salvatoris nostri,Paul,et Christi Jesu spei nostræ,an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the authority of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope,

²Timotheo dilecto filio in fide.to Timothy, beloved son in the faith.Gratia,Grace,misericordia,mercy, and peace,et pax a Deo Patre, et Christo Jesu Domino nostro.from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.

²Timotheo dilecto filio in fide.to Timothy, beloved son in the faith.Gratia,Grace,misericordia,mercy, and peace,et pax a Deo Patre, et Christo Jesu Domino nostro.from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.

³Sicut rogavi te ut remaneres Ephesi cum irem in Macedoniam,Now I asked you to remain at Ephesus, while I went into Macedonia,ut denuntiares quibusdam ne aliter docerent,so that you would speak strongly against certain ones who have been teaching a different way,

³Sicut rogavi te ut remaneres Ephesi cum irem in Macedoniam,Now I asked you to remain at Ephesus, while I went into Macedonia,ut denuntiares quibusdam ne aliter docerent,so that you would speak strongly against certain ones who have been teaching a different way,

⁴neque intenderent fabulis,against those who have been paying attention to fableset genealogiis interminatis:and endless genealogies.quæ quæstiones præstant magis quam ædificationem Dei,These things present questions as if they were greater than the edification that is of God,quæ est in fide.which is in faith.

⁴neque intenderent fabulis,against those who have been paying attention to fableset genealogiis interminatis:and endless genealogies.quæ quæstiones præstant magis quam ædificationem Dei,These things present questions as if they were greater than the edification that is of God,quæ est in fide.which is in faith.

⁵Finis autem præcepti est caritas de corde puro,Now the goal of instruction is charity from a pure heart,et conscientia bona,and a good conscience,et fide non ficta.and an unfeigned faith.

⁵Finis autem præcepti est caritas de corde puro,Now the goal of instruction is charity from a pure heart,et conscientia bona,and a good conscience,et fide non ficta.and an unfeigned faith.

⁶A quibus quidam aberrantes,Certain persons, wandering away from these things,conversi sunt in vaniloquium,have been turned aside to empty babbling,

⁶A quibus quidam aberrantes,Certain persons, wandering away from these things,conversi sunt in vaniloquium,have been turned aside to empty babbling,

⁷volentes esse legis doctores,desiring to be teachers of the law,non intelligentes neque quæ loquuntur,but understanding neither the things that they themselves are saying,neque de quibus affirmant.nor what they are affirming about these things.

⁷volentes esse legis doctores,desiring to be teachers of the law,non intelligentes neque quæ loquuntur,but understanding neither the things that they themselves are saying,neque de quibus affirmant.nor what they are affirming about these things.

⁸Scimus autem quia bona est lex si quis ea legitime utatur:But we know that the law is good, if one makes use of it properly.

⁸Scimus autem quia bona est lex si quis ea legitime utatur:But we know that the law is good, if one makes use of it properly.

⁹sciens hoc quia lex justo non est posita,Knowing this, that the law was not set in place for the just,sed injustis, et non subditis,but for the unjust and the insubordinate,impiis, et peccatoribus,for the impious and sinners,sceleratis, et contaminatis,for the wicked and the defiled,parricidis, et matricidis,for those who commit patricide, matricide,homicidis,or homicide,

⁹sciens hoc quia lex justo non est posita,Knowing this, that the law was not set in place for the just,sed injustis, et non subditis,but for the unjust and the insubordinate,impiis, et peccatoribus,for the impious and sinners,sceleratis, et contaminatis,for the wicked and the defiled,parricidis, et matricidis,for those who commit patricide, matricide,homicidis,or homicide,

¹⁰fornicariis,for fornicators,masculorum concubitoribus,for males who sleep with males,plagiariis,for kidnappers,mendacibus,for liars,et perjuris,for perjurers,et si quid aliud sanæ doctrinæ adversatur,and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,

¹⁰fornicariis,for fornicators,masculorum concubitoribus,for males who sleep with males,plagiariis,for kidnappers,mendacibus,for liars,et perjuris,for perjurers,et si quid aliud sanæ doctrinæ adversatur,and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,

¹¹quæ est secundum Evangelium gloriæ beati Dei,which is in accord with the Gospel of the glory of the blessed God,quod creditum est mihi.the Gospel which has been entrusted to me.

¹¹quæ est secundum Evangelium gloriæ beati Dei,which is in accord with the Gospel of the glory of the blessed God,quod creditum est mihi.the Gospel which has been entrusted to me.

¹²Gratias ago ei, qui me confortavit,I give thanks to him who has strengthened me,Christo Jesu Domino nostro, quia fidelem me existimavit,Christ Jesus our Lord, because he has considered me faithful,ponens in ministerio:placing me in the ministry,

¹²Gratias ago ei, qui me confortavit,I give thanks to him who has strengthened me,Christo Jesu Domino nostro, quia fidelem me existimavit,Christ Jesus our Lord, because he has considered me faithful,ponens in ministerio:placing me in the ministry,

¹³qui prius blasphemus fui,though previously I was a blasphemer,et persecutor,and a persecutor,et contumeliosus:and contemptuous.sed misericordiam Dei consecutus sum,But then I obtained the mercy of God.quia ignorans feci in incredulitate.For I had been acting ignorantly, in unbelief.

¹³qui prius blasphemus fui,though previously I was a blasphemer,et persecutor,and a persecutor,et contumeliosus:and contemptuous.sed misericordiam Dei consecutus sum,But then I obtained the mercy of God.quia ignorans feci in incredulitate.For I had been acting ignorantly, in unbelief.

¹⁴Superabundavit autem gratia Domini nostri cum fide,And so the grace of our Lord has abounded greatly,et dilectione,with the faithquæ est in Christo Jesu.and love that is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴Superabundavit autem gratia Domini nostri cum fide,And so the grace of our Lord has abounded greatly,et dilectione,with the faithquæ est in Christo Jesu.and love that is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵Fidelis sermo,It is a faithful saying,et omni acceptione dignus:and worthy of acceptance by everyone,quod Christus Jesus venit in hunc mundum peccatores salvos facere,that Christ Jesus came into this world to bring salvation to sinners,quorum primus ego sum.among whom I am first.

¹⁵Fidelis sermo,It is a faithful saying,et omni acceptione dignus:and worthy of acceptance by everyone,quod Christus Jesus venit in hunc mundum peccatores salvos facere,that Christ Jesus came into this world to bring salvation to sinners,quorum primus ego sum.among whom I am first.

¹⁶Sed ideo misericordiam consecutus sum:But it was for this reason that I obtained mercy,ut in me primo ostenderet Christus Jesus omnem patientiam ad informationem eorum,so that in me as first,qui credituri sunt illi,Christ Jesus would display all patience,in vitam æternam.for the instruction of those who would believe in him unto eternal life.

¹⁶Sed ideo misericordiam consecutus sum:But it was for this reason that I obtained mercy,ut in me primo ostenderet Christus Jesus omnem patientiam ad informationem eorum,so that in me as first,qui credituri sunt illi,Christ Jesus would display all patience,in vitam æternam.for the instruction of those who would believe in him unto eternal life.

¹⁷Regi autem sæculorum immortali,So then, to the King of ages, to the immortal,invisibili,invisible,soli Deo honor et gloria in sæcula sæculorum.solitary God, be honor and glory forever and ever.Amen.Amen.

¹⁷Regi autem sæculorum immortali,So then, to the King of ages, to the immortal,invisibili,invisible,soli Deo honor et gloria in sæcula sæculorum.solitary God, be honor and glory forever and ever.Amen.Amen.

¹⁸Hoc præceptum commendo tibi,This precept I commend to you,fili Timothee,my son Timothy,secundum præcedentes in te prophetias,in accord with the prophets who preceded you:ut milites in illis bonam militiam,that you serve among them like a soldier in a good war,

¹⁸Hoc præceptum commendo tibi,This precept I commend to you,fili Timothee,my son Timothy,secundum præcedentes in te prophetias,in accord with the prophets who preceded you:ut milites in illis bonam militiam,that you serve among them like a soldier in a good war,

¹⁹habens fidem,holding to faith and good conscience,et bonam conscientiam,against those who,quam quidam repellentes,by rejecting these things,circa fidem naufragaverunt:have made a shipwreck of the faith.

¹⁹habens fidem,holding to faith and good conscience,et bonam conscientiam,against those who,quam quidam repellentes,by rejecting these things,circa fidem naufragaverunt:have made a shipwreck of the faith.

²⁰ex quibus est Hymenæus,Among these are Hymenaeuset Alexander:and Alexander,quos tradidi Satanæ,whom I have handed over to Satan,ut discant non blasphemare.so that they may learn not to blaspheme.

²⁰ex quibus est Hymenæus,Among these are Hymenaeuset Alexander:and Alexander,quos tradidi Satanæ,whom I have handed over to Satan,ut discant non blasphemare.so that they may learn not to blaspheme.