As I exhorted you to continue in Ephesus, when I was journeying into Macedonia, that you might charge certain ones not to teach a different doctrine,

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

knowing this, that law is not enacted for a righteous man, but for lawless and unruly ones, for ungodly and sinful, for unholy and profane, for patricides, and matricides, for man-slayers,

Faithful 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, as chief, Christ Jesus might show forth all His longsuffering for an example to those about to believe on Him unto eternal life.

This charge I commit to you, child Timothy, according to the prophecies going before in respect to you, that you may war with these the noble warfare;

of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered up to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

I exhort, therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men;

for kings, and all who are in high position, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

I desire, therefore, that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing;

in like manner, that women adorn themselves in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety, not with braided hair, and gold, or pearls, or costly raiment,

It is needful, therefore, that the bishop be irreproachable, a husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, hospitable, apt to teach,

And it is needful also that he have an honorable testimony from those without, lest he fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil.

It is needful that deacons, in like manner, be grave, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy of base gain;

It is needful that their wives, in like manner, be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

but, if I delay, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in a house of God, which, indeed, is an assembly of the living God, a pillar and basis of the truth,

But the Spirit expressly saith, that in later times, some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and to teachings of demons,

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

Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership.

Attend to these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your progress may be manifest to all.

Now she that is really a widow, and left alone, has set her hope on God, and continues in supplications and prayers, night and day.

And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

I desire, therefore, that younger widows marry, bear children, rule a house-hold, give no occasion to the adversary for reproach;

If any believing woman has widows, let her relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, in order that it may relieve those who are really widows.

Those who sin reprove before all, that the rest also may have fear.

I solemnly charge you before God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

In like manner also the works that are good are openly manifest; and those that are otherwise can not be hid.

Let as many as are slaves under a yoke account their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

that you keep the commandment, unsullied, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, free to impart, liberal;

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

O Timothy, guard the deposit; turning away from the profane babblings, and oppositions of that which is falsely called knowledge;