1 Timothy 1:5
Now the end of the commandment is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
6from which some swerving turned aside to idle prattling;
Cross References
Matthew 12:35The good man out of the good treasure sends forth good things; and the evil man out of the evil treasure sends forth evil things.
Acts 15:9and made no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Acts 24:16Therefore do I also myself strive to have always a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
Romans 10:4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, to every one that believes.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 1:2-5
First Timothy Hitherto Paul's epistles were directed to churches; now follow some to particular persons: two to Timothy, one to Titus, and another to Philemon—all three ministers. Timothy and Titus were evangelists, an inferior order to the apostles, as appears by Eph. iv. 11 , Some prophets, some apostles, some evangelists. Their commission and work was much the same with that of the apostles, to plant churches, and water the churches that were planted; and accordingly they were itinerants, as we find Timothy… Read the whole commentary →