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| [1]As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of; |
[1]Let as many servants as are under the yoke, count their masters worthy of all honor, that the Name of God, and his doctrine be not evil spoken of. |
| [2]and those having believing masters, let them not slight [them], because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting; |
[2]And they which have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren, but rather do service, because they are faithful, and beloved, and partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. |
| [3]if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words -- those of our Lord Jesus Christ -- and to the teaching according to piety, |
[3]If any man teach otherwise, and consenteth not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine, which is according to godliness, |
| [4]he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings, |
[4]He is puffed up and knoweth nothing, but doteth about questions and strife of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, |
| [5]wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such; |
[5]Vain disputations of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, which think that gain is godliness: from such separate thyself. |
| [6]but it is great gain -- the piety with contentment; |
[6]But godliness is great gain, if a man be content with that he hath. |
| [7]for nothing did we bring into the world -- [it is] manifest that we are able to carry nothing out; |
[7]For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certain, that we can carry nothing out. |
| [8]but having food and raiment -- with these we shall suffice ourselves; |
[8]Therefore when we have food and raiment, let us therewith be content. |
| [9]and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction, |
[9]For they that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction. |
| [10]for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows; |
[10]For the desire of money is the root of all evil, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. |
| [11]and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness; |
[11]But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness. |
| [12]be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses. |
[12]Fight the good fight of faith: lay hold of eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. |
| [13]I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession, |
[13]I charge thee in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Jesus Christ, which under Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession, |
| [14]that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
[14]That thou keep this commandment without spot, and unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| [15]which in His own times He shall shew -- the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords, |
[15]Which in due time he shall show, that is blessed and Prince only, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. |
| [16]who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom [is] honour and might age-during! Amen. |
[16]Who only hath immortality, and dwelleth in the light that none can attain unto, whom never man saw, neither can see, unto whom be honor and power everlasting, Amen. |
| [17]Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; -- |
[17]Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, and that they trust not in uncertain riches, but in the living God, (which giveth us abundatly all things to enjoy) |
| [18]to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate, |
[18]That they do good, and be rich in good works, and ready to distribute, and communicate, |
| [19]treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during. |
[19]Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may obtain eternal life. |
| [20]O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge, |
[20]O Timotheus, keep that which is committed unto thee, and avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called, |
| [21]which certain professing -- concerning the faith did swerve; the grace [is] with you. Amen. |
[21]Which while some profess, they have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee, Amen. The first Epistle to Timotheus, written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacaciana. |