From: Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus, by the command of God our Savior and the Messiah Jesus, our hope.

To: Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus, our Lord, be yours!

and occupying themselves with myths and endless genealogies. These things promote controversies rather than God's ongoing purpose, which involves faith.

Of course, we know that the Law is good if a person uses it legitimately,

that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

Now to the King Eternal the immortal, invisible, and only God be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

Timothy, my child, I am instructing you in keeping with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by following them you may continue to fight the good fight

with faith and a good conscience. By ignoring their consciences, some people have destroyed their faith like a wrecked ship.

First of all, then, I urge you to offer to God petitions, prayers, intercessions, and expressions of thanks for all people,

for kings, and for everyone who has authority, so that we might lead a quiet and peaceful life with all godliness and dignity.

This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and human beings a human, the Messiah Jesus.

but through good actions. This is proper for women who claim to revere God.

Let a woman learn with a quiet spirit, and submissively.

even though she will be saved through the birth of the Child, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, along with good judgment.

For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

in case I am delayed, so that you may know how to behave in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

They will try to stop people from marrying and from eating certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

For everything God created is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

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

If you continue to point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of the Messiah Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the healthy teaching that you have followed closely.

To this end we work hard and struggle, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, that is, of those who believe.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to respect their own family by repaying their parents, for this is pleasing in God's sight.

A woman who has no other family members to care for her and who is left all alone has placed her hope in God and devotes herself to petitions and prayers night and day.

But the self-indulgent widow is just as good as dead.

She must be well known for her good actions as a woman who has raised children, welcomed strangers, washed the saints' feet, helped the suffering, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.

With God as my witness, as well as the Messiah Jesus and the chosen angels, I solemnly call on you to carry out these instructions without prejudice, doing nothing on the basis of partiality.

In the same way, good actions are obvious, and those that are not cannot remain hidden.

All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as deserving of the highest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be discredited.

But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.

But you, man of God, must flee from all these things. Instead, you must pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses.

Since you are in the presence of God, who gives life to everything, and in the presence of the Messiah Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, I solemnly charge you

At the right time, he will make him known. God is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Tell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

They are to do good, to be rich in good actions, to be generous, and to share.

By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves that is a good foundation for the future, so that they can keep their hold on the life that is real.