For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,

For it is sanctified by God’s word and by prayer.

Such prayer for all is good and welcomed before God our Savior,

This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God’s purpose at his appointed time.

nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. Such things promote useless speculations rather than God’s redemptive plan that operates by faith.

Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, because it is the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.

But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind.

I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate,

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

But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

In fact this is why we work hard and struggle, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.

Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.