As I begged you to do when I was on my way to Macedonia, I still beg you to stay on in Ephesus to warn certain teachers

Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith;

Now we know that the Law is good, if a man uses it in the way it should be used,

This command I set before thee, child Timothy, according to the prophecies leading the way for thee, so that by them thou might war the good warfare.

for kings and all who are in [positions of] high authority, so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

In the same way, that, the women, in seemly attire, with modesty and sober-mindedness, be adorning themselves, - not with plaitings and ornamentation of gold, or with pearls, or with costly apparel, -

He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity [keeping them respectful and well-behaved]

Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;

Wives, in the same way, - dignified, not given to intrigue, sober, faithful in all things.

for they who duly discharge that office, prepare their way to a higher degree, and may promote the christian faith with the greater freedom.

Though I hope to come to you before long, I am writing to you in this way,

Through the false ways of men whose words are untrue, whose hearts are burned as with a heated iron;

for in this way it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.

For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in faith, and in purity.

[to] older women as [you would to] mothers; [to] the younger women as [you would to] your sisters, in a [morally] pure way.

and has a reputation for good deeds; [she is eligible] if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the saints (God’s people), if she has assisted the distressed, and has devoted herself to doing good in every way.

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

Some men's sins are notorious, and lead them straight on the way to condemnation; but others' sins follow them up.

In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.

Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.

But people who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many unwise and pernicious ways which sink mankind in destruction and ruin.

in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.