Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through the command of God, our Saviour, and Christ Jesus, our hope,

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

And I thank him who gave me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, that he accounted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, t

and the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

True is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

But for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me especially Christ Jesus might show forth all his longsuffering, as an example to those who should hereafter believe in him to life everlasting.

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

For they that have served well as deacons, gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

If thou lay these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, with which thou art well acquainted.

I charge thee before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudging, doing nothing with partiality.

If any one teacheth other doctrine, and assenteth not to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

I charge thee before God, who giveth life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who under Pontius Pilate testified the good profession,

that thou keep the commandment without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,