to Timothy, my beloved son in the faith. Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

As I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus, I going into Macedonia, in order that you may command certain ones not to teach heterodoxy,

But we know that the law is good, if any one may use it lawfully;

I give thanks to Jesus Christ our Lord, the one having filled me up with dynamite, because he considered me faithful, having put me in the ministry;

but on this account I obtained mercy, in order that Jesus Christ might in me the chief show forth all longsuffering, for an example of those about to believe on him unto eternal life.

This charge I commit unto you, O child Timothy, according to the prophecies that went before on you, that you may war a beautiful warfare in the same;

of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

for kings and all who are in authority; in order that we may lead a peaceable and quiet life in all godliness and honesty.

but she shall be saved through child-bearing, if they may abide in faith and in divine love and in sanctification with prudence.

not a novice, lest being puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil.

But it also behooves him indeed to have a beautiful testimony from the aliens, in order that he may not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

but if I tarry, in order that you may know how it behooves you to deport yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Be diligent in these things; give yourself wholly unto them; in order that your progress may be manifest to all.

Indeed command these things, in order that they may be blameless.

But reject the younger widows: for when they may wax wanton against Christ, they wish to marry;

If any faithful woman has widows, let her support them, and let not the church be burdened; in order that she may give her attention to those who are truly widows.

Convict those who sin before all, in order that the rest may also have fear.

Let the servants so many as are under the yoke, esteem those who are their masters worthy of all honor, in order that the name and doctrine of God may not be blasphemed.

laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.