1 Timothy,
chapter 1
1: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior
and of Christ Jesus our hope,
2: To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and
peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3: As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at
Ephesus that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different
doctrine,
4: nor to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies
which promote speculations rather than the divine training that is in
faith;
5: whereas the aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure
heart and a good conscience and sincere faith.
6: Certain persons by swerving from these have wandered away into
vain discussion,
7: desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding
either what they are saying or the things about which they make
assertions.
8: Now we know that the law is good, if any one uses it lawfully,
9: understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just
but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for
the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of
mothers, for manslayers,
10: immoral persons, sodomites, kidnapers, liars, perjurers, and
whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
11: in accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God
with which I have been entrusted.
12: I thank Him who has given me strength for this, Christ Jesus
our Lord, because He judged me faithful by appointing me to His service,
13: though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted Him;
but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
14: and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith
and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15: The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ
Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremost of
sinners;
16: but I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the
foremost, Jesus Christ might display His perfect patience for an example
to those who were to believe in Him for eternal life.
17: To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be
honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
18: This charge I commit to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance
with the prophetic utterances which pointed to you, that inspired by
them you may wage the good warfare,
19: holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience,
certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith,
20: among them Hymenae'us and Alexander, whom I have delivered to
Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
1 Timothy,
chapter 2
1: First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men,
2: for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead
a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way.
3: This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our
Savior,
4: who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge
of the truth.
5: For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus,
6: who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony to which
was borne at the proper time.
7: For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling
the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and
truth.
8: I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting
holy hands without anger or quarreling;
9: also that women should adorn themselves modestly and sensibly
in seemly apparel, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly
attire
10: but by good deeds, as befits women who profess religion.
11: Let a woman learn in silence with all submissiveness.
12: I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she
is to keep silent.
13: For Adam was formed first, then Eve;
14: and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and
became a transgressor.
15: Yet woman will be saved through bearing children, if she
continues in faith and love and holiness, with modesty.
1 Timothy,
chapter 3
1: The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of
bishop, he desires a noble task.
2: Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,
temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,
3: no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no
lover of money.
4: He must manage his own household well, keeping his children
submissive and respectful in every way;
5: for if a man does not know how to manage his own household,
how can he care for God's church?
6: He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with
conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil;
7: moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may
fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8: Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not
addicted to much wine, not greedy for gain;
9: they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear
conscience.
10: And let them also be tested first; then if they prove
themselves blameless let them serve as deacons.
11: The women likewise must be serious, no slanderers, but
temperate, faithful in all things.
12: Let deacons be the husband of one wife, and let them manage
their children and their households well;
13: for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for
themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ
Jesus.
14: I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these
instructions to you so that,
15: if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the
household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and
bulwark of the truth.
16: Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of our religion: He
was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels,
preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
1 Timothy,
chapter 4
1: Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will
depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines
of demons,
2: through the pretensions of liars whose consciences are seared,
3: who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods which God
created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know
the truth.
4: For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be
rejected if it is received with thanksgiving;
5: for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
6: If you put these instructions before the brethren, you will be
a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and
of the good doctrine which you have followed.
7: Have nothing to do with godless and silly myths. Train
yourself in godliness;
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8:
for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in
every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the
life to come.
9:
The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance.
10: For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope
set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those
who believe.
11: Command and teach these things.
12: Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an
example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
13: Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to
preaching, to teaching.
14: Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by
prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon
you.
15: Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all
may see your progress.
16: Take heed to yourself and to your teaching; hold to that, for
by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
1 Timothy,
chapter 5
1: Do not rebuke an older man but exhort him as you would a
father; treat younger men like brothers,
2: older women like mothers, younger women like sisters, in all
purity.
3: Honor widows who are real widows.
4: If a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn
their religious duty to their own family and make some return to their
parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
5: She who is a real widow, and is left all alone, has set her
hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day;
6: whereas she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she
lives.
7: Command this, so that they may be without reproach.
8: If any one does not provide for his relatives, and especially
for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is worse than an
unbeliever.
9: Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of
age, having been the wife of one husband;
10: and she must be well attested for her good deeds, as one who
has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the
saints, relieved the afflicted, and devoted herself to doing good in
every way.
11: But refuse to enroll younger widows; for when they grow
wanton against Christ they desire to marry,
12: and so they incur condemnation for having violated their
first pledge.
13: Besides that, they learn to be idlers, gadding about from
house to house, and not only idlers but gossips and busybodies, saying
what they should not.
14: So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, rule
their households, and give the enemy no occasion to revile us.
15: For some have already strayed after Satan.
16: If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her
assist them; let the church not be burdened, so that it may assist those
who are real widows.
17: Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double
honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching;
18: for the scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when
it is treading out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his
wages."
19: Never admit any charge against an elder except on the
evidence of two or three witnesses.
20: As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence
of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.
21: In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect
angels I charge you to keep these rules without favor, doing nothing
from partiality.
22: Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor participate in
another man's sins; keep yourself pure.
23: No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the
sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
24: The sins of some men are conspicuous, pointing to judgment,
but the sins of others appear later.
25: So also good deeds are conspicuous; and even when they are
not, they cannot remain hidden.
1 Timothy,
chapter 6
1: Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters
as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not
be defamed.
2: Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on
the ground that they are brethren; rather they must serve all the better
since those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved.
Teach and urge these duties.
3: If any one teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound
words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with
godliness,
4: he is puffed up with conceit, he knows nothing; he has a
morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words, which
produce envy, dissension, slander, base suspicions,
5: and wrangling among men who are depraved in mind and bereft of
the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
6: There is great gain in godliness with contentment;
7: for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take
anything out of the world;
8: but if we have food and clothing, with these we shall be
content.
9: But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a
snare, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin
and destruction.
10: For the love of money is the root of all evils; it is through
this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced
their hearts with many pangs.
11: But as for you, man of God, shun all this; aim at
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
12: Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal
life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the
presence of many witnesses.
13: In the presence of God who gives life to all things, and of
Christ Jesus who in His testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good
confession,
14: I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from
reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;
15: and this will be made manifest at the proper time by the
blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
16: who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light,
whom no man has ever seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal
dominion. Amen.
17: As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be haughty,
nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches but on God who richly
furnishes us with everything to enjoy.
18: They are to do good, to be rich in good deeds, liberal and
generous,
19: thus laying up for themselves a good foundation for the
future, so that they may take hold of the life which is life indeed.
20: O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the
godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge,
21: for by professing it some have missed the mark as regards the
faith. Grace be with you.
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