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

nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than the divine trainingwhich is by faith.

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

and the grace of our Lord was overflowing for me, with the faith and love that are found in Christ Jesus.

holding faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and made shipwreck of their faith.

For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

But women will be saved through the bearing of children, if they continue in faith and love and holiness with self-restraint.

they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

For those who have served well as deacons gain for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

If you point out these things to the brethren, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

Let no one look down on your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

If any one does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you.