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Instructions to Those Who Minister

1 aAll° who° are under° the yoke° as slaves° are to regard° their own° masters° as worthy° of all° honor° so° bthat the name° of God° and [our] doctrine° will not be Ispoken° against°. 2 Those° who have° believers° as their masters° must not be disrespectful° to them because° they are abrethren°, but must serve° them all° the more°, because° those° who Ipartake° of the benefit° are believers° and beloved°. bTeach° and IIpreach° these° [principles].

[1] IOr blasphemed aEp 6:5; Tit 2:9; 1P 2:18 bTit 2:5
[2] IOr devote themselves to kindness IILit exhort, urge aAc 1:15; Ga 3:28; Phm 16 b1Ti 4:11

3 ¶ If° anyone° aadvocates° a different° doctrine° and does not Iagree° with bsound° words°, those° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°, and with the doctrine° cconforming° to godliness°, 4 he is aconceited° [and] understands° nothing°; but he Ihas° a morbid° interest° in bcontroversial° questions° and cdisputes° about° words°, out of which° arise° envy°, strife°, abusive° language°, evil° suspicions°, 5 and constant° friction° between amen° of depraved° mind° and deprived° of the truth°, who bsuppose° that Igodliness° is a means° of gain°. 6 aBut godliness° [actually] is a means° of bgreat° gain° when accompanied° by ccontentment°. 7 For awe have brought° nothing° into the world°, so° we cannot°° take° anything° out of it either°. 8 If we ahave° food° and covering°, with these° we shall be content°. 9 aBut those° who want° to get° rich° fall° into temptation° and ba snare° and many° foolish° and harmful° desires° which° plunge° men° into ruin° and destruction°. 10 For athe love° of money° is a root° of all° Isorts of evil°, and some° by longing° for it have bwandered° away° from the faith° and pierced° themselves° with many° griefs°.

[3] ILit come to; or come with a1Ti 1:3 b1Ti 1:10 cTit 1:1
[4] ILit is sick about a1Ti 3:6 b1Ti 1:4 cAc 18:15; 2Ti 2:14
[5] IOr religion a2Ti 3:8; Tit 1:15 bTit 1:11; 2P 2:3
[6] aLk 12:15-21; 1Ti 6:6-10 b1Ti 4:8 cPhp 4:11; He 13:5
[7] aJb 1:21; Ec 5:15
[8] aPv 30:8
[9] aPv 15:27; 23:4; 28:20; Lk 12:21; 1Ti 6:17 b1Ti 3:7
[10] ILit the evils aCol 3:5; 1Ti 3:3; 6:9 bJm 5:19

11 ¶ But aflee° from these° things°, you bman° of God°, and pursue° righteousness°, godliness°, cfaith°, dlove°, Iperseverance° [and] gentleness°. 12 aFight° the good° fight° of bfaith°; ctake° hold° of the eternal° life° dto which° you were called°, and you made° the good° econfession° in the presence° of fmany° witnesses°. 13 aI charge° you in the presence° of God°, who Igives° life° to all° things°, and of bChrist° Jesus°, who testified° the cgood° confession° dbefore° Pontius° Pilate°, 14 that you keep° the commandment° without°° stain° or reproach° until° the aappearing° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°, 15 which° He will Ibring° about at athe proper° time°—He who is bthe blessed° and conly° Sovereign°, dthe King° of IIkings° and eLord° of IIIlords°, 16 awho alone° possesses° immortality° and bdwells° in unapproachable° light°, cwhom° no° man° has seen° or° can° see°. aTo Him [be] honor° and eternal° dominion°! Amen°.

[11] IOr steadfastness a2Ti 2:22 b2Ti 3:17 c1Ti 1:14 d2Ti 3:10
[12] a1Co 9:25f; Php 1:30; 1Ti 1:18 b1Ti 1:19 cPhp 3:12; 1Ti 6:19 dCol 3:15 e2Co 9:13; 1Ti 6:13 f1Ti 4:14; 2Ti 2:2
[13] IOr preserves alive a1Ti 5:21 bGa 3:26; 1Ti 1:12, 15; 2:5 c2Co 9:13; 1Ti 6:12 dMt 27:2; Jn 18:37
[14] a2Th 2:8
[15] ILit show IILit those who reign as kings IIILit those who rule as lords a1Ti 2:6 b1Ti 1:11 c1Ti 1:17 dDt 10:17; Rv 17:14; 19:16 ePs 136:3
[16] a1Ti 1:17 bPs 104:2; Jm 1:17; 1 Jn 1:5 cJn 1:18

17 ¶ Instruct° those° who are rich° in athis° present° world° bnot to be conceited° or° to cfix° their hope° on the uncertainty° of riches°, but on God°, dwho richly° supplies° us with all° things° to enjoy°. 18 [Instruct them] to do° good°, to be rich° in agood° Iworks°, bto be generous° and ready° to share°, 19 astoring° up for themselves° the treasure° of a good° foundation° for the future°, so° that they may btake° hold° of that which is life° indeed°.

[17] aMt 12:32; 2Ti 4:10; Tit 2:12 bPs 62:10; Lk 12:20; Ro 11:20; 1Ti 6:9 c1Ti 4:10 dAc 14:17
[18] IOr deeds a1Ti 5:10 bRo 12:8; Ep 4:28
[19] aMt 6:20 b1Ti 6:12

20 ¶ O° aTimothy°, guard° bwhat° has been entrusted° to you, avoiding° cworldly° [and] empty° chatter° [and] the opposing° arguments° of what° is falsely° called° “knowledge°”— 21 which° some° have professed° and thus agone° astray° Ifrom bthe faith°.

cGrace° be with you.

[20] a1Ti 1:2 b2Ti 1:12, 14 c1Ti 1:9; 2Ti 2:16
[21] ILit concerning a2Ti 2:18 b1Ti 1:19 cCol 4:18


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Of the duty of servants.

1 ¶ Let¹ª as manyºª servantsº as¹ areºª underº the yokeº countºª their ownº mastersº worthyº of allº honour,º that¹ª² the² nameº of Godº andº [his] doctrineº be¹ª not¹² blasphemed.ºª 2 Andº they that haveºª believingº masters,º let them¹ª notº despiseºª [them], becauseº they areºª brethren;º butº ratherº do [them] service,ºª becauseº they areºª faithfulº andº beloved,º partakersºª of the² benefit.º These thingsº teachºª andº exhort.ºª

[1] Gn 13:7; 16:9; 24:2, 12, 27, 35; Dt 28:48; 2S 12:14; 2K 5:2, 13; Ne 9:5; Is 47:6; 52:5; 58:6; Ezk 36:20, 23; Mal 1:6; Mt 11:9, 30; Lk 17:1; Ac 10:7, 22; 15:10; Ro 2:24; 1Co 7:21; 10:32; Ga 5:1; Ep 6:5; Col 3:22; 1Ti 5:14; Tit 2:5, 8, 9, 10; 1P 2:12, 17; 3:16.
[2] Gn 16:4; Nu 16:3; Jol 2:28; Mt 6:24; 23:8; 25:40; Ro 8:29; 11:17; Ga 3:26; 5:6; Ep 1:1, 15; 3:6; Col 1:2, 4; 3:11, 12; 4:1; 2Th 1:3; 1Ti 4:11; 5:1; Tit 2:1, 15; 3:8; Phm 1:5, 10; He 3:1, 14; 1P 5:1; 2P 2:10; Jde 1:8.

Not to have fellowship with newfangled teachers.

3 If any manº teach otherwise,ºª andº consentºª notº to wholesomeºª words,º [even] the words² of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º andº to the² doctrineº which is accordingº to godliness;º 4 He is proud,ºª knowingºª nothing,º butº dotingºª aboutº questionsº andº strifes of words,º whereofºº comethºª envy,º strife,º railings,º evilº surmisings,º 5 Perverse disputingsº of menº of corruptºª minds,º andº destituteºª of the² truth,º supposingºª that gainº isºª godliness:º fromº suchº withdraw thyself.ºª

[3] Pv 15:4; Mt 22:21; 28:20; Ro 16:17; Ga 1:6; 1Th 4:1, 8; 1Ti 1:3, 6, 10; 4:7; 2Ti 1:13; 4:3; Tit 1:1, 9; 2:1, 11; 3:8; 2P 1:3.
[4] Pv 13:7; 25:14; 26:12; Is 58:4; Ac 8:9, 21; 15:2; Ro 2:8; 12:16; 13:13; 14:1; 1Co 3:3, 18; 8:1; 11:16, 18; 2Co 11:20; Ga 5:15, 20, 26; 6:3; Php 1:15; 2:3, 14; Col 2:18; 2Th 2:4; 1Ti 1:4, 7; 3:6; 2Ti 2:23; 3:4; Tit 3:9; Jm 1:19; 2:14; 4:1, 5; 1P 2:1; 2P 2:12, 18; Jde 1:10, 16; Rv 3:17.
[5] 2K 5:20; Is 56:11; Jr 6:13; 8:10; Ezk 33:31; Mt 7:17; 12:33; 21:13; 23:14; Jn 3:19; Ac 8:18; 19:24; Ro 16:17; 1Co 11:16; Ep 4:17; 2Th 2:8; 3:6; 1Ti 1:6; 3:3, 8; 6:6; 2Ti 3:5, 8; Tit 1:11, 15; He 3:12; 2P 2:3, 15; 2Jn 1:8; Jde 1:11; Rv 18:3, 13.

Godliness is great gain,

6 Butº godlinessº withº contentmentº isºª greatº gain.º 7 Forº we broughtºª nothingº intoº [this] world,º [and it is] certainºº we² canºª carry¹ª nothing¹¹ out.ºª² 8 Andº havingºª foodº andº raimentº let us be¹ª therewith¹ content.ºª² 9 Butº they that willºª be richºª fallºª intoº temptationº andº a snare,º andº [into] manyº foolishº andº hurtfulº lusts,º whichº drownºª menº inº destructionº andº perdition.º

[6] Ex 2:21; Ps 37:16; 84:11; Pv 3:13; 8:18; 15:16; 16:8; Mt 6:32; Lk 3:14; 12:31; Ro 5:3; 8:28; 2Co 4:17; 5:1; Php 1:21; 4:11; 1Ti 4:8; 6:8; He 13:5.
[7] Jb 1:21; Ps 49:17; Pv 27:24; Ec 5:15; Lk 12:20; 16:22.
[8] Gn 28:20; 48:15; Dt 2:7; 8:3; Pv 27:23; 30:8; Ec 2:24; 3:12; Mt 6:11, 25; He 13:5.
[9] Gn 13:10; Nu 22:17; 31:8; Dt 7:25; Jsh 7:11, 24; 2K 5:20; Ps 11:6; Pv 1:17; 15:27; 20:21; 21:6; 22:16; 28:20; Is 5:8; Ho 12:7; Am 8:4; Zc 11:5; Mt 13:22; 19:22; 26:15; 27:3; Mk 4:19; Lk 21:35; Ac 5:4; 8:20; Ep 4:22; 1Ti 1:9; 3:7; 2Ti 2:26; Jm 5:1; 2P 2:3, 15; 1Jn 2:15; Jde 1:11.

and love of money the root of all evil.

10 Forº the² love of moneyº isºª the rootº of allº evil:º whichº while someº coveted after,ºª they have erredºª fromº the² faith,º andº pierced¹ª themselves¹ throughºª² with manyº sorrows.º

[10] Gn 29:14, 26, 31; 34:23; 38:16; Ex 23:7; Dt 16:19; 23:4, 18; Jg 17:10; 18:19, 29; 2S 4:10; 2K 5:27; Ps 32:10; Pv 1:19, 31; Is 1:23; 56:11; Jr 5:27, 28; Ezk 13:19; 16:33; 22:12; Mi 3:11; 7:3; Mal 1:10; Mt 23:14; Ac 1:16; 1Ti 6:21; 2Ti 4:10; Tit 1:11; 2P 2:7; Jde 1:11; Rv 2:14; 18:13.

What Timothy is to flee, and what to follow,

11 Butº thou,º Oº manº of God,º fleeºª these things;º andº follow afterºª righteousness,º godliness,º faith,º love,º patience,º meekness.º 12 Fightºª the² goodº fightº of faith,º lay hold onºª eternalº life,º whereuntoºº thou art¹ª alsoº called,ºª andº hast professedºª a goodº professionº beforeº manyº witnesses.º 13 I give¹ª thee¹ chargeºª² in the sightº of God,º who¹ quickenethºª all things,º andº [before] Christº Jesus,º who¹ beforeº Pontiusº Pilateº witnessedºª a goodº confession;º 14 That thouº keepºª [this] commandmentº without spot,º unrebukeable,º untilº the² appearingº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ:º 15 Whichº in hisº timesº he shall shew,ºª [who¹ is] the² blessedº andº onlyº Potentate,º the² Kingº of kings,ºª andº Lordº of lords;ºª 16 Whoº onlyº hathºª immortality,º dwellingºª in the lightº which no man¹ can approach unto;º whomº no² manº hath seen,ºª norº canºª see:ºª to whomº [be] honourº andº powerº everlasting.º Amen.º

[11] Dt 16:20; 33:1; 1S 2:27; 9:6; 1K 13:1, 26; 17:18, 24; 20:28; 2K 1:9, 13; 5:20; 23:17; 1Ch 23:14; 2Ch 8:14; Ne 12:24, 36; Ps 34:14; 38:20; Is 51:1; Jr 35:4; Ro 14:19; 1Co 6:18; 10:14; 14:1; Ga 5:22; Php 4:8; 1Ti 4:12; 5:10; 6:20; 2Ti 2:22; 3:17; Tit 2:11; He 12:14; 1P 3:11; 2P 1:5.
[12] Dt 26:3, 17; Ps 63:8; Pv 3:18; So 3:4; Is 44:5; Zc 10:5; Lk 12:8; Ro 8:28; 9:23; 10:9; 1Co 9:25; 2Co 6:7; 10:3; Ep 6:10; Php 3:12; Col 3:15; 1Th 2:12; 5:8; 2Th 2:14; 1Ti 1:18; 6:13, 19; 2Ti 1:9; 4:7; He 3:14; 6:18; 13:23; 1P 3:9; 5:10; 1Jn 2:25; Rv 3:3.
[13] Dt 32:39; 1S 2:6; Mt 27:11; Jn 5:21, 26; 14:6, 25; 18:36; 19:11; Ac 17:25; 1Ti 5:21; Rv 1:5; 3:14; 21:6; 22:1.
[14] 1Ch 28:9, 20; So 4:7; 1Co 1:8; Ep 5:27; Php 1:6, 10; 2:15; Col 1:22; 4:17; 1Th 3:13; 5:23; 2Th 2:1; 1Ti 4:11; 6:20; 2Ti 4:1; Tit 2:13; He 9:14, 28; 1P 1:7, 19; 2P 3:14; 1Jn 3:2; Jde 1:24; Rv 1:7.
[15] Ezr 7:12; Ps 47:2; 83:18; Pv 8:15; Jr 10:10; 46:18; Dn 2:44; 4:34; Mt 6:13; 1Ti 1:11, 17; Rv 17:14; 19:16.
[16] Ex 3:14; 33:20; Dt 32:40; Ps 90:2; 104:2; Is 57:15; Hab 3:4; Jn 1:18; 6:46; 8:58; 14:9; Ro 16:25; Ep 3:21; Php 4:20; Col 1:15; 1Ti 1:17; He 13:8; 1Jn 1:5; Jde 1:25; Rv 1:6, 8, 16, 17; 4:11; 7:12; 21:3; 22:5.

and wherefore to admonish the rich.

17 Chargeºª them that are richº inº this¹ world,º² that they be¹ª not¹ highminded,ºª² norº trustºª inº uncertainº riches,º butº inº the² livingºª God,º who¹ givethºª usº richlyº all thingsº toº enjoy;º 18 That they do good,ºª that they be richºª inº goodº works,º² ready to distribute,º¹ª willing to communicate;º 19 Laying up in storeºª for themselvesº a goodº foundationº againstº the² time to come,ºª thatº they may lay hold onºª eternalº life.º

[17] Gn 13:2; Dt 6:10; 8:17; 33:15; 2Ch 26:16; 32:25; Jb 1:1; 31:24; Ps 10:3; 52:7; 62:8, 10; 73:5; 84:11; 104:28; 118:8; Pv 11:28; 23:5; 27:24; 30:9; Ec 5:13, 18; Jr 2:31; 9:23; 17:7; Ezk 16:49, 56; Dn 4:30; 5:19; Ho 13:6; Hab 1:15; Mt 6:32; 19:23; 27:57; Mk 10:24; Lk 12:15; 19:2, 9; Ac 14:27; 17:25; Ro 11:20; Ep 5:5; Col 3:16; 1Th 1:9; 1Ti 1:3; 3:15; 4:10; 5:21; 6:13; Tit 3:6; Jm 1:9; Rv 18:6.
[18] Dt 15:7; 2Ch 24:16; Ps 37:3; 112:9; Pv 11:24; Ec 3:12; 11:1, 6; Is 32:8; 58:7; Lk 6:33, 35; 12:21; 14:12; Ac 2:44; 4:34; 9:36; 10:38; 11:29; Ro 12:8, 13; 1Co 16:2; 2Co 8:1, 9, 12; 9:6; Ga 6:10; Php 4:18; 1Ti 5:10; Tit 2:14; 3:8; He 13:16; Jm 2:5; 1P 3:11; 1Jn 3:17; 3Jn 1:11.
[19] Ps 17:14; Pv 10:25; 31:25; Mt 6:19; 10:41; 19:21; 25:34; Lk 6:48; 12:33; 16:9, 25; 18:2, 22; Ga 5:6; 6:8; Ep 3:17; Php 3:14; 1Ti 6:12; 2Ti 2:19; 1P 1:4.

To keep the purity of true doctrine, and to avoid profane janglings.

20 Oº Timothy,º keepºª that which is committed to thy trust,º avoidingºª profaneº [and] vain babblings,º andº oppositionsº of scienceº falsely so called:º 21 Whichº someº professingºª have erredºª concerningº the² faith.º Graceº [be] withº thee.º Amen.º [[[The first¹ to¹ Timothy¹ was written¹ª from¹ Laodicea,¹ which¹ is¹ª the chiefest city¹ of Phrygia¹ Pacatiana.]]]¹

[20] Ac 17:18, 21; Ro 1:22; 3:2; 1Co 1:19; 2:6; 3:19; Col 2:8, 18; 2Th 1:4; 2:15; 1Ti 1:4, 6, 11; 4:7; 6:4, 11, 14; 2Ti 1:13; 2:1; 3:14; Tit 1:4, 9, 14; 3:9; Rv 3:3.
[21] Mt 6:13; Ro 1:7; 16:20, 24; 1Ti 1:6, 19; 6:10; 2Ti 2:18; 4:22; Tit 3:15; He 10:1; 13:25.


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