PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope,

to Timothy my true son in the faith; grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

And I thank our Lord Jesus Christ who has empowered me [to preach,] that he accounted me faithful, putting me in the ministry,

and the grace of our Lord greatly abounded with the faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

The word is true and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief;

but on this account I obtained mercy, that Jesus Christ might exhibit in me first all long-suffering, for an example to those who should hereafter believe in him to life eternal.

For there is one God, and one mediator of God and man, the man Christ Jesus,

For they who exercise the deaconship well, procure for themselves an honorable standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

And confessedly great is the mystery of piety; [Christ,] who was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen by angels, was preached to the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up into glory.

Suggesting these things to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished with the words of the faith and the good instruction which you have followed;

But reject the younger widows; for when they fall into pleasure to the neglect of Christ, they wish to marry,

I charge you before God, and Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing from partiality.

If any one teaches differently, and consents not to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the doctrine which is according to piety,

I charge you before the God who gives life to all [creatures], and Christ Jesus who made the good profession before Pontius Pilate,

that you keep the charge without spot, without blame, till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,