This proclamation I set before thee, child Timothy, according to the gifts of prophecy led before upon thee, that thou in them mightest war the good warfare;

Bestow diligent care upon these things; be in them; that thy progress may be manifest in all things.

Put hands swiftly upon none, nor participate in others' sins: keep thyself pure.

Contend earnestly the good contest of faith, take hold upon eternal life, into which thou wert also called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

To the rich now in this life, proclaim not to be highminded, nor to be hoping upon the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, offering us all things richly for profit;

Treasuring up to themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold upon eternal life.