“But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Timothy 1 contains 20 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.