neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith;'so do I now .

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.

If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now :

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, hath her hope set on God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

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