But those who have believing masters must not show them less respect because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved.Teach them and exhort them about these things.

I put this charge before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, in order that with such encouragement you may fight the good fight.

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.

In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.

If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need.

and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.

But she will be delivered through childbearing, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.

This saying is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”

But reject those myths fit only for the godless and gullible, and train yourself for godliness.

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

Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.

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

even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

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.

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.