with the understanding that law is not intended for upright men but for the lawless and disorderly, the godless and irreligious, the irreverent and profane, men who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers,

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has given me the strength for it, for thinking me trustworthy and putting me into his service,

but God had mercy on me in order that in my case as the foremost, Christ Jesus might display his perfect patience, as an example to those who would later believe in him and find eternal life.

like Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I turned over to Satan, to be taught not to blaspheme.

for emperors and all who are in authority, so that we may live tranquil, quiet lives, with perfect piety and probity.

who wants all men to be saved and to come to know the truth.

who gave himself as a ransom for all men. This is what was testified to at the proper times,

but, as is appropriate for women who profess to be religious, with good actions.

and it was not Adam who was deceived, it was the woman who was deluded and fell into sin.

For those who do good service as assistants gain a good standing for themselves and great confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus.

who forbid people to marry and insist on abstinence from certain kinds of food that God created for men who believe and understand the truth to enjoy and give thanks for.

It is for this that we toil and struggle, for we have fixed our hopes on the living God, the Savior of all men, especially those who believe.

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set those who believe an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.

Look out for yourself and for your teaching. Persevere in your work, for if you do you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

Look after widows who are really dependent.

If a widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety in the treatment of their own families, and to return the care of those who brought them up, for that is what God approves.

But a woman who is really a widow, and has no children, has fixed her hope on God, and devotes herself to prayers and entreaties night and day.

A widow who gives herself up to pleasure is dead while she is still alive.

Any Christian woman who has widowed relatives should look after them, and relieve the church, so that it can look after widows who are really dependent.

Elders who do their duties well should be considered as deserving twice as much as they get, particularly those who work at preaching and teaching.

Those who are found guilty you must reprove publicly, as a warning to others.

All who are under the yoke of slavery must treat their masters with the greatest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be abused.

Those who have Christian masters must not think lightly of them because they are brothers; they must serve them all the more faithfully, because those who benefit by it are believers and hence dear to them. These are the things you must teach and preach.

Anyone who teaches different views and does not agree with the wholesome instruction which comes from our Lord Jesus Christ, and with religious teaching

and mutual irritation between people of depraved minds, who are lost to the truth and think of religion only as a means of gain.

But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.

Before God who maintains all life, and before Christ Jesus who in testifying before Pontius Pilate made his great profession, I charge you

who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

Charge the rich of this world not to be arrogant, nor to set their hopes on such an uncertain thing as riches, but on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.