Translation in British English
1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the divine command of God our Saviour, and the Lord Jesus Christ, our beacon of hope;
1:2 To Timothy, my true son in the faith: May grace, mercy, and peace be yours, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
1:3 I urged you to remain in Ephesus when I journeyed to Macedonia, so you could instruct certain individuals not to teach false doctrines,
1:4 Nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work, which is by faith.
1:5 The goal of this instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and sincere faith.
1:6 Some have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk,
1:7 Wanting to be teachers of the law, without understanding what they are saying or the matters they assert with confidence.
1:8 We are aware that the law is good if used correctly;
1:9 Knowing that it is not set for the righteous but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
1:10 For the sexually immoral, those practicing homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else opposes sound teaching;
1:11 In accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, entrusted to me.
1:12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to His service,
1:13 Despite my previous life as a blasphemer, persecutor, and violent man. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief.
1:14 And the grace of our Lord overflowed for me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
1:15 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
1:16 Yet for this reason, I received mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Jesus Christ might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
1:17 To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1:18 Timothy, my son, I entrust you with this command, in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may fight the good fight,
1:19 Holding onto faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith.
1:20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
2:1 Therefore, I urge first of all that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be made for everyone,
2:2 For kings and all those in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
2:3 This is good and pleases God our Saviour,
2:4 Who desires all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.
2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,
2:6 Who gave Himself as a ransom for all, a testimony at the proper time.
2:7 For this, I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
2:8 Therefore, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.
2:9 Likewise, women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,
2:10 But with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess godliness.
2:11 A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.
2:12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.
2:13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
2:14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a transgressor.
2:15 Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love, and holiness with propriety.
3:1 This saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
3:2 Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3:3 Not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
3:4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.
3:5 If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?
3:6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
3:7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
3:8 In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
3:9 They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
3:10 They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
3:11 In the same way, the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
3:12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.
3:13 Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
3:14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that,
3:15 If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
3:16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
4:1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
4:2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
4:3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.
4:4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
4:5 Because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
4:6 If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
4:7 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.
4:8 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
4:9 This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance.
4:10 That is why we labour and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all people, and especially of those who believe.
4:11 Command and teach these things.
4:12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
4:13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
4:14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
4:15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.
4:16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
5:1 Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,
5:2 Older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
5:3 Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.
5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.
5:5 The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.
5:6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.
5:7 Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame.
5:8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
5:9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,
5:10 And is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
5:11 As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry.
5:12 Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge.
5:13 Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought not to.
5:14 So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
5:15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.
5:16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.
5:17 The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honour, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
5:18 For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.”
5:19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.
5:20 But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone, so that the others may take warning.
5:21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favouritism.
5:22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
5:23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
5:24 The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them.
5:25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.
6:1 All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.
6:2 And those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare of their slaves.
6:3 These are the things you are to teach and insist on.
6:4 If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,
6:5 They are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions
6:6 And constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
6:7 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
6:8 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
6:9 But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
6:13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you
6:14 To keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
6:15 Which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
6:16 Who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honour and might forever. Amen.
6:17 Instruct those wealthy in worldly terms not to be arrogant, nor to place their hope in the fluctuating nature of riches, but rather in God, who generously provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
6:18 Encourage them to engage in benevolent acts, to be abundant in commendable deeds, to be forthcoming in sharing, and open in their interactions;
6:19 By doing so, they will accumulate for themselves a secure foundation for the future, enabling them to grasp firmly onto life everlasting.
6:20 O Timothy, guard diligently what has been entrusted to your care, steering clear of irreverent chatter and the contradictions of what is mistakenly called knowledge.
6:21 By professing such, some have strayed from the path of faith. May grace be with you. Amen.
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