To do this<n id="1" /> you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

holding to the mystery of the faith<n id="1" /> with a clear conscience.

and so incur judgment for breaking their former pledge.<n id="1" />

By professing it, some have strayed from the faith.<n id="1" /> Grace be with you all.<n id="2" />p>

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

nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies.<n id="1" /> Such things promote useless speculations rather than God&#8217;s redemptive plan<n id="2" /> that operates by faith.

But the aim of our instruction<n id="1" /> is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.<n id="2" />

and our Lord&#8217;s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.<n id="1" />

But she will be delivered through childbearing,<n id="1" /> if she<n id="2" /> continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.p>

For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves<n id="1" /> and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">But you, as a person dedicated to God,<n id="1" /> keep away from all that.<n id="2" /> Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle &#8211; I am telling the truth;<n id="1" /> I am not lying &#8211; and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves<n id="1" /> with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> 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.<n id="2" />

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness,<n id="1" /> and purity.

But if someone does not provide for his own,<n id="1" /> especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.p>

For the love of money is the root<n id="1" /> of all evils.<n id="2" /> Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.p>

Compete well<n id="1" /> for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession<n id="2" /> for<n id="3" /> in the presence of many witnesses.