/1-1- PAUL
AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST BY THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR
AND LORD JESUS CHRIST
WHICH IS OUR HOPE
/1-2- UNTO TIMOTHY
MY OWN SON IN THE FAITH- GRACE
MERCY
AND PEACE
FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
/1-3- AS I BESOUGHT THEE TO ABIDE STILL AT EPHESUS
WHEN I WENT INTO MACEDONIA
THAT THOU MIGHTEST CHARGE SOME THAT THEY TEACH NO OTHER DOCTRINE
/1-4- NEITHER GIVE HEED TO FABLES AND ENDLESS GENEALOGIES
WHICH MINISTER QUESTIONS
RATHER THAN GODLY EDIFYING WHICH IS IN FAITH- SO DO.
/1-5- NOW THE END OF THE COMMANDMENT IS CHARITY OUT OF A PURE HEART
AND OF A GOOD CONSCIENCE
AND OF FAITH UNFEIGNED-
/1-6- FROM WHICH SOME HAVING SWERVED HAVE TURNED ASIDE UNTO VAIN JANGLING
/1-7- DESIRING TO BE TEACHERS OF THE LAW UNDERSTANDING NEITHER WHAT THEY SAY
NOR WHEREOF THEY AFFIRM.
/1-8- BUT WE KNOW THAT THE LAW IS GOOD
IF A MAN USE IT LAWFULLY
/1-9- KNOWING THIS
THAT THE LAW IS NOT MADE FOR A RIGHTEOUS MAN
BUT FOR THE LAWLESS AND DISOBEDIENT
FOR THE UNGODLY AND FOR SINNERS
FOR UNHOLY AND PROFANE
FOR MURDERERS OF FATHERS AND MURDERERS OF MOTHERS
FOR MANSLAYERS
/1-10- FOR WHOREMONGERS
FOR THEM THAT DEFILE THEMSELVES WITH MANKIND
FOR MENSTEALERS
FOR LIARS
FOR PERJURED PERSONS
AND IF THERE BE ANY OTHER THING THAT IS CONTRARY TO SOUND DOCTRINE
/1-11- ACCORDING TO THE GLORIOUS GOSPEL OF THE BLESSED GOD
WHICH WAS COMMITTED TO MY TRUST.
/1-12- AND I THANK CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD
WHO HATH ENABLED ME
FOR THAT HE COUNTED ME FAITHFUL
PUTTING ME INTO THE MINISTRY
/1-13- WHO WAS BEFORE A BLASPHEMER
AND A PERSECUTOR
AND INJURIOUS- BUT I OBTAINED MERCY
BECAUSE I DID IT IGNORANTLY IN UNBELIEF.
/1-14- AND THE GRACE OF OUR LORD WAS EXCEEDING ABUNDANT WITH FAITH AND LOVE WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS.
/1-15- THIS IS A FAITHFUL SAYING
AND WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTATION
THAT CHRIST JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD TO SAVE SINNERS OF WHOM I AM CHIEF.
/1-16- HOWBEIT FOR THIS CAUSE I OBTAINED MERCY
THAT IN ME FIRST JESUS CHRIST MIGHT SHEW FORTH ALL LONGSUFFERING
FOR A PATTERN TO THEM WHICH SHOULD HEREAFTER BELIEVE ON HIM TO LIFE EVERLASTING.
/1-17- NOW UNTO THE KING ETERNAL
IMMORTAL
INVISIBLE
THE ONLY WISE GOD
BE HONOUR AND GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN.
/1-18- THIS CHARGE I COMMIT UNTO THEE
SON TIMOTHY
ACCORDING TO THE PROPHECIES WHICH WENT BEFORE ON THEE
THAT THOU BY THEM MIGHTEST WAR A GOOD WARFARE
/1-19- HOLDING FAITH
AND A GOOD CONSCIENCE WHICH SOME HAVING PUT AWAY CONCERNING FAITH HAVE MADE SHIPWRECK-
/1-20- OF WHOM IS HYMENAEUS AND ALEXANDER WHOM I HAVE DELIVERED UNTO SATAN
THAT THEY MAY LEARN NOT TO BLASPHEME.
/2-1- I EXHORT THEREFORE
THAT
FIRST OF ALL
SUPPLICATIONS
PRAYERS
INTERCESSIONS
AND GIVING OF THANKS
BE MADE FOR ALL MEN
/2-2- FOR KINGS
AND FOR ALL THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY THAT WE MAY LEAD A QUIET AND PEACEABLE LIFE IN ALL GODLINESS AND HONESTY.
/2-3- FOR THIS IS GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR
/2-4- WHO WILL HAVE ALL MEN TO BE SAVED
AND TO COME UNTO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH.
/2-5- FOR THERE IS ONE GOD
AND ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MEN
THE MAN CHRIST JESUS
/2-6- WHO GAVE HIMSELF A RANSOM FOR ALL
TO BE TESTIFIED IN DUE TIME.
/2-7- WHEREUNTO I AM ORDAINED A PREACHER
AND AN APOSTLE
(I SPEAK THE TRUTH IN CHRIST
AND LIE NOT) A TEACHER OF THE GENTILES IN FAITH AND VERITY.
/2-8- I WILL THEREFORE THAT MEN PRAY EVERY WHERE
LIFTING UP HOLY HANDS
WITHOUT WRATH AND DOUBTING.
/2-9- IN LIKE MANNER ALSO
THAT WOMEN ADORN THEMSELVES IN MODEST APPAREL
WITH SHAMEFACEDNESS AND SOBRIETY NOT WITH BROIDED HAIR
OR GOLD
OR PEARLS
OR COSTLY ARRAY
/2-10- BUT (WHICH BECOMETH WOMEN PROFESSING GODLINESS) WITH GOOD WORKS.
/2-11- LET THE WOMAN LEARN IN SILENCE WITH ALL SUBJECTION.
/2-12- BUT I SUFFER NOT A WOMAN TO TEACH
NOR TO USURP AUTHORITY OVER THE MAN
BUT TO BE IN SILENCE.
/2-13- FOR ADAM WAS FIRST FORMED
THEN EVE.
/2-14- AND ADAM WAS NOT DECEIVED
BUT THE WOMAN BEING DECEIVED WAS IN THE TRANSGRESSION.
/2-15- NOTWITHSTANDING SHE SHALL BE SAVED IN CHILDBEARING
IF THEY CONTINUE IN FAITH AND CHARITY AND HOLINESS WITH SOBRIETY.
/3-1- THIS IS A TRUE SAYING
IF A MAN DESIRE THE OFFICE OF A BISHOP
HE DESIRETH A GOOD WORK.
/3-2- A BISHOP THEN MUST BE BLAMELESS
THE HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE
VIGILANT
SOBER
OF GOOD BEHAVIOUR
GIVEN TO HOSPITALITY
APT TO TEACH
/3-3- NOT GIVEN TO WINE
NO STRIKER
NOT GREEDY OF FILTHY LUCRE BUT PATIENT
NOT A BRAWLER
NOT COVETOUS
/3-4- ONE THAT RULETH WELL HIS OWN HOUSE
HAVING HIS CHILDREN IN SUBJECTION WITH ALL GRAVITY
/3-5- (FOR IF A MAN KNOW NOT HOW TO RULE HIS OWN HOUSE
HOW SHALL HE TAKE CARE OF THE CHURCH OF GOD?)
/3-6- NOT A NOVICE
LEST BEING LIFTED UP WITH PRIDE HE FALL INTO THE CONDEMNATION OF THE DEVIL.
/3-7- MOREOVER HE MUST HAVE A GOOD REPORT OF THEM WHICH ARE WITHOUT LEST HE FALL INTO REPROACH AND THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL.
/3-8- LIKEWISE MUST THE DEACONS BE GRAVE
NOT DOUBLETONGUED
NOT GIVEN TO MUCH WINE
NOT GREEDY OF FILTHY LUCRE
/3-9- HOLDING THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH IN A PURE CONSCIENCE.
/3-10- AND LET THESE ALSO FIRST BE PROVED THEN LET THEM USE THE OFFICE OF A DEACON
BEING FOUND BLAMELESS.
/3-11- EVEN SO MUST THEIR WIVES BE GRAVE
NOT SLANDERERS
SOBER
FAITHFUL IN ALL THINGS.
/3-12- LET THE DEACONS BE THE HUSBANDS OF ONE WIFE
RULING THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR OWN HOUSES WELL.
/3-13- FOR THEY THAT HAVE USED THE OFFICE OF A DEACON WELL PURCHASE TO THEMSELVES A GOOD DEGREE
AND GREAT BOLDNESS IN THE FAITH WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS.
/3-14- THESE THINGS WRITE I UNTO THEE
HOPING TO COME UNTO THEE SHORTLY-
/3-15- BUT IF I TARRY LONG
THAT THOU MAYEST KNOW HOW THOU OUGHTEST TO BEHAVE THYSELF IN THE HOUSE OF GOD
WHICH IS THE CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
THE PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH.
/3-16- AND WITHOUT CONTROVERSY GREAT IS THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS- GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH
JUSTIFIED IN THE SPIRIT
SEEN OF ANGELS
PREACHED UNTO THE GENTILES
BELIEVED ON IN THE WORLD
RECEIVED UP INTO GLORY.
/4-1- NOW THE SPIRIT SPEAKETH EXPRESSLY
THAT IN THE LATTER TIMES SOME SHALL DEPART FROM THE FAITH
GIVING HEED TO SEDUCING SPIRITS
AND DOCTRINES OF DEVILS
/4-2- SPEAKING LIES IN HYPOCRISY HAVING THEIR CONSCIENCE SEARED WITH A HOT IRON
/4-3- FORBIDDING TO MARRY
AND COMMANDING TO ABSTAIN FROM MEATS
WHICH GOD HATH CREATED TO BE RECEIVED WITH THANKSGIVING OF THEM WHICH BELIEVE AND KNOW THE TRUTH.
/4-4- FOR EVERY CREATURE OF GOD IS GOOD
AND NOTHING TO BE REFUSED
IF IT BE RECEIVED WITH THANKSGIVING-
/4-5- FOR IT IS SANCTIFIED BY THE WORD OF GOD AND PRAYER.
/4-6- IF THOU PUT THE BRETHREN IN REMEMBRANCE OF THESE THINGS
THOU SHALT BE A GOOD MINISTER OF JESUS CHRIST
NOURISHED UP IN THE WORDS OF FAITH AND OF GOOD DOCTRINE
WHEREUNTO THOU HAST ATTAINED.
/4-7- BUT REFUSE PROFANE AND OLD WIVES' FABLES
AND EXERCISE THYSELF RATHER UNTO GODLINESS.
/4-8- FOR BODILY EXERCISE PROFITETH LITTLE- BUT GODLINESS IS PROFITABLE UNTO ALL THINGS
HAVING PROMISE OF THE LIFE THAT NOW IS
AND OF THAT WHICH IS TO COME.
/4-9- THIS IS A FAITHFUL SAYING AND WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTATION.
/4-10- FOR THEREFORE WE BOTH LABOUR AND SUFFER REPROACH
BECAUSE WE TRUST IN THE LIVING GOD
WHO IS THE SAVIOUR OF ALL MEN
SPECIALLY OF THOSE THAT BELIEVE.
/4-11- THESE THINGS COMMAND AND TEACH.
/4-12- LET NO MAN DESPISE THY YOUTH BUT BE THOU AN EXAMPLE OF THE BELIEVERS
IN WORD
IN CONVERSATION
IN CHARITY
IN SPIRIT
IN FAITH
IN PURITY.
/4-13- TILL I COME
GIVE ATTENDANCE TO READING
TO EXHORTATION
TO DOCTRINE.
/4-14- NEGLECT NOT THE GIFT THAT IS IN THEE
WHICH WAS GIVEN THEE BY PROPHECY
WITH THE LAYING ON OF THE HANDS OF THE PRESBYTERY.
/4-15- MEDITATE UPON THESE THINGS GIVE THYSELF WHOLLY TO THEM THAT THY PROFITING MAY APPEAR TO ALL.
/4-16- TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF
AND UNTO THE DOCTRINE CONTINUE IN THEM- FOR IN DOING THIS THOU SHALT BOTH SAVE THYSELF
AND THEM THAT HEAR THEE.
/5-1- REBUKE NOT AN ELDER
BUT INTREAT HIM AS A FATHER AND THE YOUNGER MEN AS BRETHREN
/5-2- THE ELDER WOMEN AS MOTHERS THE YOUNGER AS SISTERS
WITH ALL PURITY.
/5-3- HONOUR WIDOWS THAT ARE WIDOWS INDEED.
/5-4- BUT IF ANY WIDOW HAVE CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS
LET THEM LEARN FIRST TO SHEW PIETY AT HOME
AND TO REQUITE THEIR PARENTS- FOR THAT IS GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE BEFORE GOD.
/5-5- NOW SHE THAT IS A WIDOW INDEED
AND DESOLATE
TRUSTETH IN GOD
AND CONTINUETH IN SUPPLICATIONS AND PRAYERS NIGHT AND DAY.
/5-6- BUT SHE THAT LIVETH IN PLEASURE IS DEAD WHILE SHE LIVETH.
/5-7- AND THESE THINGS GIVE IN CHARGE
THAT THEY MAY BE BLAMELESS.
/5-8- BUT IF ANY PROVIDE NOT FOR HIS OWN
AND SPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF HIS OWN HOUSE
HE HATH DENIED THE FAITH
AND IS WORSE THAN AN INFIDEL.
/5-9- LET NOT A WIDOW BE TAKEN INTO THE NUMBER UNDER THREESCORE YEARS OLD
HAVING BEEN THE WIFE OF ONE MAN
/5-10- WELL REPORTED OF FOR GOOD WORKS IF SHE HAVE BROUGHT UP CHILDREN
IF SHE HAVE LODGED STRANGERS
IF SHE HAVE WASHED THE SAINTS' FEET
IF SHE HAVE RELIEVED THE AFFLICTED
IF SHE HAVE DILIGENTLY FOLLOWED EVERY GOOD WORK.
/5-11- BUT THE YOUNGER WIDOWS REFUSE- FOR WHEN THEY HAVE BEGUN TO WAX WANTON AGAINST CHRIST
THEY WILL MARRY
/5-12- HAVING DAMNATION
BECAUSE THEY HAVE CAST OFF THEIR FIRST FAITH.
/5-13- AND WITHAL THEY LEARN TO BE IDLE
WANDERING ABOUT FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE AND NOT ONLY IDLE
BUT TATTLERS ALSO AND BUSYBODIES
SPEAKING THINGS WHICH THEY OUGHT NOT.
/5-14- I WILL THEREFORE THAT THE YOUNGER WOMEN MARRY
BEAR CHILDREN
GUIDE THE HOUSE
GIVE NONE OCCASION TO THE ADVERSARY TO SPEAK REPROACHFULLY.
/5-15- FOR SOME ARE ALREADY TURNED ASIDE AFTER SATAN.
/5-16- IF ANY MAN OR WOMAN THAT BELIEVETH HAVE WIDOWS
LET THEM RELIEVE THEM
AND LET NOT THE CHURCH BE CHARGED THAT IT MAY RELIEVE THEM THAT ARE WIDOWS INDEED.
/5-17- LET THE ELDERS THAT RULE WELL BE COUNTED WORTHY OF DOUBLE HONOUR
ESPECIALLY THEY WHO LABOUR IN THE WORD AND DOCTRINE.
/5-18- FOR THE SCRIPTURE SAITH
THOU SHALT NOT MUZZLE THE OX THAT TREADETH OUT THE CORN. AND
THE LABOURER IS WORTHY OF HIS REWARD.
/5-19- AGAINST AN ELDER RECEIVE NOT AN ACCUSATION
BUT BEFORE TWO OR THREE WITNESSES.
/5-20- THEM THAT SIN REBUKE BEFORE ALL
THAT OTHERS ALSO MAY FEAR.
/5-21- I CHARGE THEE BEFORE GOD
AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
AND THE ELECT ANGELS
THAT THOU OBSERVE THESE THINGS WITHOUT PREFERRING ONE BEFORE ANOTHER
DOING NOTHING BY PARTIALITY.
/5-22- LAY HANDS SUDDENLY ON NO MAN
NEITHER BE PARTAKER OF OTHER MEN'S SINS- KEEP THYSELF PURE.
/5-23- DRINK NO LONGER WATER
BUT USE A LITTLE WINE FOR THY STOMACH'S SAKE AND THINE OFTEN INFIRMITIES.
/5-24- SOME MEN'S SINS ARE OPEN BEFOREHAND
GOING BEFORE TO JUDGMENT AND SOME MEN THEY FOLLOW AFTER.
/5-25- LIKEWISE ALSO THE GOOD WORKS OF SOME ARE MANIFEST BEFOREHAND AND THEY THAT ARE OTHERWISE CANNOT BE HID.
/6-1- LET AS MANY SERVANTS AS ARE UNDER THE YOKE COUNT THEIR OWN MASTERS WORTHY OF ALL HONOUR
THAT THE NAME OF GOD AND HIS DOCTRINE BE NOT BLASPHEMED.
/6-2- AND THEY THAT HAVE BELIEVING MASTERS
LET THEM NOT DESPISE THEM
BECAUSE THEY ARE BRETHREN BUT RATHER DO THEM SERVICE
BECAUSE THEY ARE FAITHFUL AND BELOVED
PARTAKERS OF THE BENEFIT. THESE THINGS TEACH AND EXHORT.
/6-3- IF ANY MAN TEACH OTHERWISE
AND CONSENT NOT TO WHOLESOME WORDS
EVEN THE WORDS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
AND TO THE DOCTRINE WHICH IS ACCORDING TO GODLINESS
/6-4- HE IS PROUD
KNOWING NOTHING
BUT DOTING ABOUT QUESTIONS AND STRIFES OF WORDS
WHEREOF COMETH ENVY
STRIFE
RAILINGS
EVIL SURMISINGS
/6-5- PERVERSE DISPUTINGS OF MEN OF CORRUPT MINDS
AND DESTITUTE OF THE TRUTH
SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS- FROM SUCH WITHDRAW THYSELF.
/6-6- BUT GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN.
/6-7- FOR WE BROUGHT NOTHING INTO THIS WORLD
AND IT IS CERTAIN WE CAN CARRY NOTHING OUT.
/6-8- AND HAVING FOOD AND RAIMENT LET US BE THEREWITH CONTENT.
/6-9- BUT THEY THAT WILL BE RICH FALL INTO TEMPTATION AND A SNARE
AND INTO MANY FOOLISH AND HURTFUL LUSTS
WHICH DROWN MEN IN DESTRUCTION AND PERDITION.
/6-10- FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL- WHICH WHILE SOME COVETED AFTER
THEY HAVE ERRED FROM THE FAITH
AND PIERCED THEMSELVES THROUGH WITH MANY SORROWS.
/6-11- BUT THOU
O MAN OF GOD
FLEE THESE THINGS AND FOLLOW AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS
GODLINESS
FAITH
LOVE
PATIENCE
MEEKNESS.
/6-12- FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH
LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE
WHEREUNTO THOU ART ALSO CALLED
AND HAST PROFESSED A GOOD PROFESSION BEFORE MANY WITNESSES.
/6-13- I GIVE THEE CHARGE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD
WHO QUICKENETH ALL THINGS
AND BEFORE CHRIST JESUS
WHO BEFORE PONTIUS PILATE WITNESSED A GOOD CONFESSION
/6-14- THAT THOU KEEP THIS COMMANDMENT WITHOUT SPOT
UNREBUKEABLE
UNTIL THE APPEARING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST-
/6-15- WHICH IN HIS TIMES HE SHALL SHEW
WHO IS THE BLESSED AND ONLY POTENTATE
THE KING OF KINGS
AND LORD OF LORDS
/6-16- WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY
DWELLING IN THE LIGHT WHICH NO MAN CAN APPROACH UNTO WHOM NO MAN HATH SEEN
NOR CAN SEE- TO WHOM BE HONOUR AND POWER EVERLASTING. AMEN.
/6-17- CHARGE THEM THAT ARE RICH IN THIS WORLD
THAT THEY BE NOT HIGHMINDED
NOR TRUST IN UNCERTAIN RICHES
BUT IN THE LIVING GOD
WHO GIVETH US RICHLY ALL THINGS TO ENJOY
/6-18- THAT THEY DO GOOD
THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS
READY TO DISTRIBUTE
WILLING TO COMMUNICATE
/6-19- LAYING UP IN STORE FOR THEMSELVES A GOOD FOUNDATION AGAINST THE TIME TO COME
THAT THEY MAY LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE.
/6-20- O TIMOTHY
KEEP THAT WHICH IS COMMITTED TO THY TRUST
AVOIDING PROFANE AND VAIN BABBLINGS
AND OPPOSITIONS OF SCIENCE FALSELY SO CALLED-
/6-21- WHICH SOME PROFESSING HAVE ERRED CONCERNING THE FAITH. GRACE BE WITH THEE. AMEN.
