We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing

so that we ourselves boast in you in the churches of God about your patient endurance and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring,

a proof of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which also you are suffering,

since [it is] righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction,

with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus,

for which [purpose] we also pray always for you, that you may be considered worthy of the calling of our God, and he might fulfill every desire for goodness and work of faith with power,

in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

who opposes and who exalts himself over every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits down in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.

And because of this, God sends them {a powerful delusion} so that they will believe the lie,

But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers [dearly] loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you [as] first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given [us] eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,

encourage your hearts and strengthen [you] in every good work and word.

Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and toward the patient endurance of Christ.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

to Timothy, [my] true child in the faith. Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause useless speculations rather than God's plan [that is] by faith.

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a faith without hypocrisy,

But we know that the law [is] good, if anyone makes use of it lawfully,

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God that I was entrusted with.

Now to the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, to the only God, [be] honor and glory {forever and ever}. Amen.

I am setting before you this instruction, Timothy [my] child, in accordance with the prophecies spoken long ago about you, in order that by them you may fight the good fight,

having faith and a good conscience, which some, [because they] have rejected [these], have suffered shipwreck concerning their faith,

on behalf of kings and all those who are in authority, in order that we may live a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

This [is] good and acceptable before God our Savior,

For [there is] one God and one mediator between God and human beings, the man Christ Jesus,

but with good deeds which are fitting for women who profess godliness.

But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but {to remain quiet}.

The saying [is] trustworthy: if anyone aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.

(but if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

But [he] must also have a good testimony from those outside, in order that he may not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.

For those who have served well acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith [that is] in Christ Jesus.

But if I am delayed, [I am writing] in order that you may know how one must conduct oneself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and mainstay of the truth.

who forbid marrying [and insist on] abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth,

because everything created by God [is] good and nothing [is to be] rejected [if it is] received with thankfulness,

for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.

[By] teaching these [things] to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed faithfully.

For to this [end] we labor and suffer reproach, because we have put our hope in [the] living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to show profound respect for their own household first, and to pay back recompense to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

But the widow [who is one] truly, and is left alone, has put her hope in God and continues in her petitions and prayers night and day.

being well-attested by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has helped those who are oppressed, if she has devoted herself to every good work.

I testify solemnly before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you observe these [things] without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.

Likewise also good works [are] evident, and those considered otherwise are not able to be hidden.

All those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, lest the name of God and the teaching be slandered.

But you, O man of God, flee from these [things], and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.

Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

I command you, in the sight of God who gives life to all [things] and Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

Command those [who are] rich in this present age not to be proud and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who provides us all [things] richly for enjoyment,

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing freely,

storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, in order that they may take hold of [what is] truly life.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of life which [is] in Christ Jesus,

to Timothy, [my] dear child. Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

{I am thankful} to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience {as my ancestors did}, when {I remember you constantly} in my prayers night and day,

for which reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.

For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and love and self-discipline.

Therefore, do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor me his prisoner, but suffer along with [me] for the gospel, according to the power of God,

Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

Suffer together with [me] as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

in connection with which I suffer misfortune to the point of {imprisonment} as a criminal, but the word of God is not bound.

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, a worker having no need to be ashamed, guiding the word of truth along a straight path.

However, the solid foundation of God stands firm, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must abstain from unrighteousness."

Therefore, if someone cleanses himself from these [things], he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

correcting those who are opposed with gentleness, [seeing] whether perhaps God may grant them repentance to a knowledge of the truth,

hardhearted, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, with no interest for what is good,

traitors, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God,

All scripture [is] inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,

in order that the person of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

I solemnly charge [you] before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,

I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race, I have kept the faith.

Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of the chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth that [is] according to godliness,

in the hope of eternal life which God, who does not lie, promised before eternal ages,

but at the proper time has disclosed his message in the proclamation [with] which I was entrusted according to the command of God our Savior,

to Titus, [my] true child according to a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

For it is necessary [for] the overseer to be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,

but hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny [him], [because they] are detestable and disobedient, and unfit for every good deed.

Older women likewise [are to be] reverent in [their] behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

[to be] self-controlled, pure, busy at home, good, being subject to their own husbands, in order that the word of God may not be slandered.

concerning everything showing yourself [to be] an example of good deeds, in your teaching [demonstrating] soundness, dignity,

not stealing, but demonstrating all good faith, in order that they may do credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people,

looking forward to the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Remind them to be subject to the rulers [and] to the authorities, to obey, to be prepared for every good work,

But when the kindness and love for mankind of God our Savior appeared,

The saying [is] trustworthy, and I want you to insist concerning these [things], so that those who have believed in God may be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people.

But also our [people] must learn to engage in good deeds for necessary needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God, always making mention of you in my prayers,

[I pray] that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge [of] every good [thing] that [is] in us for Christ.

But apart from your consent, I wanted to do nothing, in order that your good [deed] might be not as according to necessity, but according to [your own] free will.

[Although] God spoke long ago in many parts and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets,

And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, "And let all [the] angels of God worship him."

but concerning the Son, "Your throne, O God, [is] {forever and ever}, and the scepter of righteous [is the] scepter of your kingdom.

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; because of this God, your God, has anointed you with the olive oil of joy more than your companions.

[while] God was testifying at the same time by signs and wonders and various miracles and distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will.

but we see Jesus, for a short [time] made lower than the angels, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that apart from God he might taste death on behalf of everyone.

And again, "I will trust in him." And again, "Behold, I and the children God has given me."

Therefore he was obligated to be made like his brothers in all [respects], in order that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in the things relating to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.

For every house is built by someone, but the one who built all [things] [is] God.

Watch out, brothers, lest there be in some of you an evil, unbelieving heart, [with the result that you] fall away from the living God.