Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the appointment of God our saviour, and of Jesus Christ our hope,

to Timothy my sincere convert, favour, mercy and peace from God our father, and Jesus Christ our Lord.

I offer thanks to Jesus Christ our Lord, who qualified me for the ministry he has plac'd me in, for having appointed me to such a trust,

but the favour of our Lord display'd itself by that faith and charity, which was wrought in me by Jesus Christ.

it is a proposition worthy to be believ'd, and be embrac'd by all, that Jesus Christ is come into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the greatest.

however I obtained mercy, that Jesus Christ might demonstrate the greatness of his clemency, by making me an eminent instance of it to those who should hereafter believe in him, in order to eternal life.

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

If you represent these things to the brethren, you will appear to be a true minister of Jesus Christ, brought up in the institutions of faith, and the true doctrine to which you were attach'd.

I conjure you before God, before our Lord Jesus Christ, and his chosen angels, to observe these rules without prepossession and partiality.

If any one deviate from this doctrine, not adhering to the wholesome instructions of our Lord Jesus Christ, the true doctrine of piety,

I enjoin you, before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who made a glorious confession before Pontius Pilate;

to observe these precepts, to lead an unspotted life without reproof until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,