Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to a command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our Hope,

to Timothy, a true child in faith: grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord.

I have thanks for Him Who empowered me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because He accounted me faithful, putting me into His service,

and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

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.

For there is one God, one Mediator also between God and men, a Man, Christ Jesus,

For those serving well as deacons acquire for themselves a noble standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Suggesting these things to the brethren, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith and of the good teaching which you have strictly followed;

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

If anyone teaches otherwise, and consents not to healthful words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching according to godliness,

I charge you before God who preserves alive all things, and Christ Jesus Who before Pontius Pilate testified a good confession,

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