Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope:

such a charge will produce that charity, which arises from purity, from a good conscience, and a sincere belief:

I give you this instruction, my son Timothy, in keeping with the previously spoken prophecies [i.e., predictions] about you, so that by [following] them you will fight the good battle,

keeping hold of faith and a good conscience. Certain individuals have scouted the good conscience and thus come to grief over their faith ??20 including Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have made over to Satan. That will teach them to stop their blasphemous ongoings!

Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have turned over to Satan to be so disciplined that they will stop their abusive speech.

My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men;

This will be good and acceptable in the eyes of God, our Savior,

which will have all men saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

I will, therefore, that the men pray every where, lifting up pure hands without wrath, or doubting.

In like manner, also, I will that the women adorn themselves with decorous dress, with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly raiment,

but she will be delivered through childbearing, if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with good judgment.

ruling well his own house, having his children in subjection with all dignity,??5 but if any one knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God???6 not a novice, lest being inflated with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

(but if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?)

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Those ministers who serve well gain an excellent reputation for themselves and will have great assurance by their faith in the Messiah Jesus.

But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

who will make use of the hypocrisy of lying teachers. These men's consciences are seared,

They will try to stop people from marrying and from eating certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

Continue cultivating these things; be devoted to them, so that everybody will see your progress.

Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

Reinforce these commands, so that they will be beyond reproach.

The younger widows refuse. For when they have begun to wax wanton, to the dishonour of Christ, then will they marry,

and will therefore receive condemnation because they have renounced their original pledge.

I will therefore that the younger women marry and bear children, and guide the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil.

As for those who keep on sinning, rebuke them in front of everyone so that the rest will also be afraid.

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

They that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction.

That thou keep the commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, Which in his times the blessed and only Potentate will shew,

which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.