1 Timothy 1:1-11 (NIV) 

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, 

2 To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 

3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer 

4 nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work--which is by faith. 

5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 

6 Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk. 

7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm. 

8 We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 

9 We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 

10 for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers--and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 

11 that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.