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| [1]But the spirit seith opynli, that in the laste tymes summen schulen departe fro the feith, yyuynge tent to spiritis of errour, and to techingis of deuelis; that speken leesing in ipocrisie, |
[1]Now the Spirit speaketh evidently, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall give heed unto spirits of error, and doctrines of devils, |
| [2]and haue her conscience corrupt, |
[2]Which speak lies through hypocrisy, and have their consciences burned with an hot iron, |
| [3]forbedinge to be weddid, to absteyne fro metis, whiche God made to take with doyng of thankingis, to feithful men, and hem that han knowe the treuthe. |
[3]Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats which God hath created to be received with giving thanks of them which believe and know the truth. |
| [4]For ech creature of God is good, and no thing is to be cast awei, which is takun with doyng of thankyngis; |
[4]For every creature of God is good, and nothing ought to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. |
| [5]for it is halewid bi the word of God, and bi preyer. |
[5]For it is sanctified by the word of God, and prayer. |
| [6]Thou puttynge forth these thingis to britheren, schalt be a good mynystre of Crist Jhesu; nurschid with wordis of feith and of good doctryne, which thou hast gete. |
[6]If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, which hast been nourished up in the words of faith, and of good doctrine, which thou hast continually followed. |
| [7]But eschewe thou vncouenable fablis, and elde wymmenus fablis; haunte thi silf to pitee. |
[7]But cast away profane, and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself unto godliness. |
| [8]For bodili exercitation is profitable to litle thing; but pitee is profitable to alle thingis, that hath a biheest of lijf that now is, and that is to come. |
[8]For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, which hath the promise of the life present, and of that that is to come. |
| [9]A trewe word, and worthi al acceptacioun. |
[9]This is a true saying, and by all means worthy to be received. |
| [10]And in this thing we trauelen, and ben cursid, for we hopen in lyuyng God, that is sauyour of alle men, moost of feithful men. |
[10]For therefore we labor and are rebuked, because we trust in the living God, which is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe. |
| [11]Comaunde thou this thing, and teche. |
[11]These things command and teach. |
| [12]No man dispise thi yongthe, but be thou ensaumple of feithful men in word, in lyuyng, in charite, in feith, in chastite. |
[12]Let no man despise thy youth, but be unto them that believe, an ensample, in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in pureness. |
| [13]Tyl Y come, take tent to redyng, to exortacioun and teching. |
[13]Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine. |
| [14]Nyle thou litil charge the grace which is in thee, that is youun to thee bi profecie, with putting on of the hondis of preesthod. |
[14]Despise not the gift that is in thee which was given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the company of the Eldership. |
| [15]Thenke thou these thingis, in these be thou, that thi profiting be schewid to alle men. |
[15]These things exercise, and give thyself unto them, that it may be seen how thou profitest among all men. |
| [16]Take tent to thi silf and to doctryn; be bisi in hem. For thou doynge these thingis, schalt `make bothe thi silf saaf, and hem that heren thee. |
[16]Take heed unto thyself, and unto learning: continue therein: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. |