Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our hope;

Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor the things they affirm.

For fornicators, for homosexuals, for slave traders, for liars, for perjurers, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

This charge I commit unto you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which were made concerning you, that you by them might war a good warfare;

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Who gave himself a ransom for all, this to be a testimony at the proper time.

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Yet she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and love and holiness with propriety.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of dishonest gain;

And let these also first be tested; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

Even so must their wives be serious, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving of them who believe and know the truth.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

If you put the brethren in remembrance of these things, you shall be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, which you have attained.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

And these things give in a charge, that they may be blameless.

Let not a widow be put on the list under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

And at the same time they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but gossips also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

If any man or woman that believes has widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.

I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep yourself pure.

Likewise also the good works of some are evident beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

And having food and clothing let us be with these things content.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

Who only has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.

Charge them that are rich in this present age, that they be not haughty, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to share;

Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.