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

First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,

influenced by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.

Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.

By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.

and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.

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.

Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.

– whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.

For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.

holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

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

Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.

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

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.

Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later.

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.