1 Timothy 3:5

3:5 But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?

1 Timothy 3:7

3:7 And he must be well thought of by ¹  those outside the faith, ²  so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil’s trap. ³ 

1 Timothy 5:18

5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” ⁴  and, “The worker deserves his pay.” ⁵ 

1 Timothy 5:25

5:25 Similarly good works are also obvious, and the ones that are not cannot remain hidden.

1 Timothy 6:14

6:14 to obey ⁶  this command ⁷  without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

1 Timothy 6:20

Conclusion

6:20 O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid ⁸  the profane chatter and absurdities ⁹  of so-called “knowledge.” ¹⁰ 

[3:7]  ¹ tn Or “have a good reputation with”; Grk “have a good testimony from.”

[3:7]  ² tn Grk “the ones outside.”

[3:7]  ³ tn Or “be trapped like the devil was”; Grk “fall into the trap of the devil.” The parallel in 2 Tim 2:26 supports the rendering given in the text.

[5:18]  ¹ sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.

[5:18]  ² sn A quotation from Luke 10:7.

[6:14]  ¹ tn The Greek word τηρέω (threw, traditionally translated “keep”) in this context connotes preservation of and devotion to an object as well as obedience.

[6:14]  ² tn Grk “the command.”

[6:20]  ¹ tn Grk “avoiding.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[6:20]  ² tn Or “contradictions.”

[6:20]  ³ tn Grk “the falsely named knowledge.”