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

Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.

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

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

Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.

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

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,

(Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion and your frequent illnesses.)

And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

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

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,

For we have brought nothing into this world and so we cannot take a single thing out either.

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.

he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,

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

To do this you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

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

Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.