knowing this, that a law is not made for a righteous man, but for the wicked and disorderly, the impious and sinful, the unholy and profane, murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers and murderers of their fellow-men,

fornicators, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,

who formerly was a blasphemer and persecutor and an injurious man; but I obtained mercy because I did those things ignorantly in unbelief;

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings should be offered for all men,

who wishes all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of truth.

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

I wish also that men should pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputations;

but I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have authority over a man, but to be quiet.

not a wine-drinker, not a quarrelsome man, but gentle, not contentious, not avaricious,

For to this end we also labor and suffer reproach, because we hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.

Rebuke not an aged man, but entreat him as a father, the younger men as brothers,

If any faithful man or faithful woman has widows, let them give them relief, and let not the church be burdened, that it may be able to relieve those really widows.

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither partake of others' sins. Keep yourself pure.

The sins of some men are manifest, going before to judgment; but some they follow;

and wranglings of men of unsound judgments and destitute of the truth, supposing that piety is gain.

But those who wish to be rich fall into trial and a snare, and many foolish and injurious desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

For the love of money is a root of all evils, which some having desired have been misled from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

But do you, O man of God, avoid these things; but pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness.

who only has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man has seen nor can see; to whom be honor and power eternal; amen.