\NormalFont\ShortTitle{1 Timothy}
{\MT Paul’s First Letter to Timothy

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul,
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ,
by
the order
of
God
our Saviour
and
Christ
Jesus
our
hope;
\VS{2}To
Timothy,
my
true
child
in
the
faith:
Grace,
mercy,
peace,
from
God
the
Father
and
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord.
\VS{3}It
was
my desire,
when
I
went
on
into
Macedonia,
that
you
might
make
a
stop
at
Ephesus,
to
give
orders
to
certain
men
not
to put forward
a
different teaching,
\VS{4}Or
to
give
attention
to stories
and long lists
of generations,
from
which come questionings
and doubts,
in
place
of God's ordered
way
of life
which
is
in
faith;
\VS{5}But
the effect
of
the order
is
love coming
from
a
clean
heart,
and
a knowledge
of
what
is right,
and true
faith:
\VS{6}From
which
some
have
been
turned away, giving
themselves
to foolish talking;
\VS{7}Desiring
to
be
teachers
of
the
law, though
they
have
no knowledge
of
what
they
say
or
of
the statements
which
they
make
so certainly.
\VS{8}We
are conscious
that
the
law
is
good,
if
a
man makes
a
right
use
of
it,
\VS{9}With
the knowledge
that
the
law
is
made,
not
for
the
upright
man,
but
for
those
who
have
no respect
for
law
and order,
for evil
men
and
sinners,
for
the
unholy
and
those
who
have
no religion,
for
those
who put
their fathers
or
mothers
to death,
for takers
of life,
\VS{10}For
those
who go
after loose women,
for
those
with unnatural desires,
for
those
who take
men prisoners,
who make false statements
and false oaths,
and
those
who
do
any
other
things against
the right
teaching,
\VS{11}Which
may
be seen
in
the
good
news
of
the
glory
of
the great
God,
which
was given
into
my care.
\VS{12}I give praise
to
him
who gave
me power,
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord,
because
he took
me
to
be true, making
me
his servant,
\VS{13}Though
I
had
said
violent
words
against
God,
and
done cruel
acts,
causing great trouble:
but
I
was given
mercy,
because
I
did
it
without
knowledge,
not
having faith;
\VS{14}And
the
grace
of
our
Lord
was
very great,
with
faith
and
love
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus.
\VS{15}It
is
a true
saying,
in
which
all
may put
their
faith,
that
Christ
Jesus
came
into
the
world
to
give
salvation
to
sinners,
of
whom
I
am
the chief:
\VS{16}But
for
this
reason
I
was given
mercy,
so
that
in
me,
the chief
of sinners,
Jesus
Christ
might make clear
all
his
mercy,
as an
example
to
those
who
in
the
future
would
have
faith
in
him
to
eternal
life.
\VS{17}Now
to
the
King
eternal, ever-living,
unseen,
the
only
God,
be honour
and
glory
for
ever
and
ever.
So
be
it.
\VS{18}This
order
I give
to
you,
Timothy
my
son,
in harmony
with
the words
of
the prophets
about
you,
so
that
by
them
you
may
be strong, fighting
the
good
fight,
\VS{19}Keeping
faith,
and
being conscious
of well-doing;
for
some,
by
not doing
these
things,
have gone wrong
in relation
to
the
faith:
\VS{20}Such
are
Hymenaeus
and
Alexander,
whom
I
have
given
up
to
Satan,
so
that
they
may say
no more
evil
words
against God.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}My desire
is,
first
of
all,
that
you
will
make
requests
and
prayers
and
give praise
for
all
men;
\VS{2}For
kings
and
all
those
in
authority;
so
that
we
may
have
a calm
and
quiet
life
in
all fear
of God
and serious behaviour.
\VS{3}This
is
good
and pleasing
in
the eyes
of
God
our Saviour;
\VS{4}Whose
desire
is
that
all
men
may
have
salvation
and
come
to
the
knowledge
of
what
is
true.
\VS{5}For
there
is
one
God
and
one peacemaker
between
God
and
men,
the
man
Christ
Jesus,
\VS{6}Who
gave
himself
as
an offering
for
all;
witness
of
which
was
to
be
given
at
the
right
time;
\VS{7}And
of
this
I became
a
preacher
and
an
Apostle (what
I
say
is
true,
not false,)
and
a
teacher
of
the
Gentiles
in
the
true
faith.
\VS{8}It
is
my
desire,
then,
that
in
every
place
men
may give
themselves
to
prayer,
lifting
up
holy
hands,
without
wrath
or
argument.
\VS{9}And
that
women
may
be
dressed
in simple
clothing,
with
a quiet
and serious air;
not
with twisted
hair
and
gold
or jewels
or robes
of great price;
\VS{10}But clothed
with
good
works,
as
is right
for
women
who
are living
in
the fear
of
God.
\VS{11}Let
a
woman
quietly take
the
place
of
a learner
and
be
under authority.
\VS{12}In
my opinion
it
is right
for
a
woman
not
to
be
a teacher,
or
to
have rule
over
a
man,
but
to
be
quiet.
\VS{13}For
Adam was
first formed,
then
Eve;
\VS{14}And
Adam
was
not
taken
by deceit,
but
the
woman,
being tricked,
became
a wrongdoer.
\VS{15}But
if
they go
on
in
faith
and
love
and holy
self-control,
she
will
be kept
safe
at
the time
of childbirth.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}This
is
a true
saying,
A
man desiring
the position
of
a Bishop
has
a
desire
for
a
good
work.
\VS{2}The Bishop,
then,
is
to
be
a
man
of
good name,
the
husband
of
one
wife,
self-controlled, serious-minded,
having respect
for order, opening
his house freely
to guests,
a ready teacher;
\VS{3}Not quickly moved
to wrath
or blows,
but
gentle;
no fighter,
no lover
of
money;
\VS{4}Ruling
his
house
well,
having
his
children
under
control
with
all serious behaviour;
\VS{5}(For
if
a
man
has
not
the art
of ruling
his
house,
how
will
he
take
care
of
the
church
of
God?)
\VS{6}Not
one newly taken
into
the church,
for fear
that, through
his high opinion
of
himself, he
may come
into
the same sin
as
the Evil
One.
\VS{7}And
he
is
to
have
a
good name
among
those
outside
the church,
so
that
nothing
may
be
said
against
him
and
he
may
not
be taken
by
the designs
of
the Evil
One.
\VS{8}Deacons,
in
the
same
way,
are
to
be serious
in their behaviour,
not false
in word,
not given
to taking
much
wine
or
greatly desiring
the wealth
of this world;
\VS{9}Keeping
the secret
of
the
faith
in
a heart free
from sin.
\VS{10}And
let
these
first
be put
to
the
test;
then
let
them become
Deacons
if
there
is nothing against
them.
\VS{11}Women
are
to
be serious
in behaviour, saying
no evil
of
others, controlling
themselves, true
in
all
things.
\VS{12}Let
Deacons
be
husbands
of
one
wife, ruling
their
children
and
their houses
well.
\VS{13}For
those
who
have done
good work
as
Deacons get
for
themselves
a
good position
and become free
from fear
in
the
faith
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus.
\VS{14}I am
writing
these
things
to
you,
though
I am
hoping
to
come
to
you
before long;
\VS{15}But
if
I
am long
in coming,
this
will
make clear
to
you
what behaviour
is right
for men
in
the
house
of
God,
which
is
the
church
of
the
living
God,
the
pillar
and base
of
what
is
true.
\VS{16}And
without argument,
great
is
the secret
of religion:
He
who
was
seen
in
the
flesh,
who
was given God's
approval
in
the
spirit,
was
seen
by
the
angels,
of
whom
the
good news
was given
among
the
nations,
in
whom
the
world
had
faith,
who
was
taken
up
in
glory.

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}But
the
Spirit
says clearly
that
in
later
times
some
will
be turned
away
from
the
faith,
giving
their minds
to
spirits
of deceit,
and
the
teachings
of evil
spirits,
\VS{2}Through
the false ways
of men
whose words
are untrue,
whose hearts
are burned
as
with
a heated iron;
\VS{3}Who keep men
from being
married
and
from
taking
food
which
God made
to
be taken
with praise
by
those
who
have
faith
and
true knowledge.
\VS{4}Because
everything
which
God
has made
is
good,
and
nothing
is evil,
if
it
is
taken
with praise:
\VS{5}For
it
is made
holy
by
the
word
of
God
and
by
prayer.
\VS{6}If
you keep
these
things
before
the minds
of
the
brothers,
you
will
be
a
good
servant
of
Christ
Jesus, trained
in
the
words
of
the
faith
and
of
the
right
teaching
which
has
been
your guide:
\VS{7}But
have
nothing
to
do
with unclean
and foolish stories. Give
yourself training
in religion:
\VS{8}For
the training
of
the body
is
of
profit
for
a
little,
but religion
is
of
profit
in
every
way, giving hope
for
the
life
which
now
is,
and
for
that
which
is
to
come.
\VS{9}This
is
a true
saying,
in
which
all
may put
their faith.
\VS{10}And
this
is
the
purpose
of
all
our
work
and
our
fighting,
because
our
hope
is
in
the
living
God,
who
is
the Saviour
of
all
men,
and specially
of
those
who
have
faith.
\VS{11}Let
these
be
your
orders
and
your
teaching.
\VS{12}Let
no
one make little
of
you
because
you
are young,
but
be
an example
to
the church
in
word,
in behaviour,
in
love,
in
faith,
in holy living.
\VS{13}Till
I
come,
give
attention
to
the
reading
of
the holy Writings,
to comforting
the saints,
and
to
teaching.
\VS{14}Make use
of
that grace
in
you,
which
was
given
to
you
by
the word
of
the prophets,
when
the rulers
of
the church
put
their
hands
on
you.
\VS{15}Have
a care
for
these
things; give
yourself
to
them
with
all
your heart,
so
that
all
may see how
you go forward.
\VS{16}Give
attention
to
yourself
and
your
teaching. Go
on
in
these
things;
for
in
doing
so
you
will
get
salvation
for
yourself
and
for
those
who
give
hearing
to
you.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Do
not say sharp words
to
one
who
has authority
in
the church,
but let
your talk
be
as
to
a
father,
and
to
the
younger
men
as
to
brothers:
\VS{2}To
the
older
women
as
to
mothers,
to
the
younger
as
to
sisters,
with
a clean heart.
\VS{3}Give honour
to
widows
who
are truly
widows.
\VS{4}But
if
any
widow
has
children
or children's
children,
let
these see
that
it
is right
to
take care
of
their
family
and
their fathers
and mothers:
for
this
is pleasing
in
the eyes
of
God.
\VS{5}Now she
who
is truly
a
widow
and
without family puts
her
hope
in
God, giving herself
to
prayer
day
and
night.
\VS{6}But she
who
gives
herself
to
pleasure
is
dead
while she
is
living.
\VS{7}Give
orders
to
this effect,
so
that no evil
may
be
said
of anyone.
\VS{8}If
anyone
has
no care
for
his family
and
those
in
his house,
he
is false
to
the
faith,
and
is
worse
than
one
who
has
no
faith.
\VS{9}Let
no
woman
be numbered among
the
widows
who
is under
sixty
years old,
and only if
she
has
been
the
wife
of
one
man,
\VS{10}And
if
witness
is
given
of
her
good
works;
if
she
has
had
the care
of
children,
if
she
has been
kind
to travellers, washing
the
feet
of
the
saints, helping
those
who
are
in trouble, giving
herself
to
good
works.
\VS{11}But
to
the
younger
widows say No:
for
when
their love
is turned away
from
Christ,
they
have
a
desire
to
be
married;
\VS{12}And
they
are judged
because
they
have
been false
to
their
first
faith;
\VS{13}And
they get into
the way
of doing
no work, going
about
from
house
to
house;
and
not
only doing
no work,
but
talking foolishly, being over-interested
in
the business
of
others,
saying
things
which
they
have
no right
to
say.
\VS{14}So it
is
my
desire
that
the
younger widows
may
be
married
and
have
children, controlling
their families,
and
giving
the Evil
One
no chance
to say
anything against
them,
\VS{15}For
even
now
some
are
turned away
to
Satan.
\VS{16}If
any
woman
of
the faith
has
relations
who
are
widows,
let
her give
them help,
so
that
the care
of
them
does
not come
on
the
church,
and
so
it
may give help
to
those
who
are truly widowed.
\VS{17}Let rulers whose rule
is
good
be honoured
twice
over, specially
those whose
work
is
preaching
and
teaching.
\VS{18}For
the Writings
say,
It
is
not right
to keep
the
ox
from taking
the grain
when
he
is crushing
it.
And,
The
worker
has
a right
to
his
reward.
\VS{19}Do
not take
as true
any statement made
against
one
in authority,
but
only
if
two
or
three give
witness
to
it.
\VS{20}Say sharp
words
to sinners
when
all
are present,
so
that
the
rest
may
be
in
fear.
\VS{21}I
give
you
orders
before
God
and
Christ
Jesus
and
the
angels
of God's selection,
to
keep
these
orders
without
giving thought
to
one side
more
than
another.
\VS{22}Do
not
put
hands
on
any
man
without thought,
and
have
no part
in
other men's
sins:
keep
yourself clean.
\VS{23}Do
not take
only
water
as
your
drink,
but take
a
little
wine
for
the good
of
your
stomach,
and
because
you
are
frequently
ill.
\VS{24}The
sins
of
some
men
are clearly seen,
going
before
them
to
be judged;
but
with
others,
their
sins
go
after
them.
\VS{25}In
the
same
way, there
are
good
works
which
are clearly seen;
and
those
which
are
not
so,
may
not
be
kept
secret.

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Let
all
who
are
servants
under
the
yoke give
all honour
to
their
masters,
so
that
no
evil
may
be
said
against
the
name
of
God
and
his
teaching.
\VS{2}And
let
those whose
masters
are
of
the faith
have respect
for
them
because
they
are
brothers, working
for
them
the
more readily,
because
those
who
take part
in
the
good work
are
of
the faith
and
are
dear. Give orders
and
teaching
about
these
things.
\VS{3}If
any
man gives
different
teaching,
not
in agreement
with
the true
words
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
and
with
the
teaching
which
is
in agreement
with true religion,
\VS{4}He
has
an over-high opinion
of himself;
being
without knowledge, having
only
an unhealthy love
of questionings
and wars
of
words,
from
which
come
envy, fighting, cruel
words,
evil thoughts,
\VS{5}Bitter talk
of
men
who,
being evil
in
mind
and dead
to
what
is
true, take
the faith
to
be
a way
of making
profit.
\VS{6}But true faith,
with peace
of mind,
is
of
great
profit:
\VS{7}For
we came
into
the
world
with
nothing,
and
we
are
not
able
to
take
anything
out;
\VS{8}But
if
we
have
food
and
a roof over us, let
that
be
enough.
\VS{9}But
those
who
have
a
desire
for wealth
are falling
into danger,
and
are taken
as
in
a net
by
a number
of
foolish
and damaging
desires, through
which
men
are overtaken
by death
and
destruction.
\VS{10}For
the
love
of
money
is
a
root
of
all
evil:
and
some
whose hearts
were fixed
on
it
have
been turned
away
from
the
faith,
and
been wounded
with unnumbered sorrows.
\VS{11}But
you,
O
man
of
God, keep
yourself
from
these
things,
and go
after
righteousness, religion,
faith,
love,
a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.
\VS{12}Be
fighting
the
good
fight
of
the
faith;
take
for yourself
the
life
eternal,
for
which
you
were marked out,
and
of
which
you gave
witness
in
the eyes
of
all.
\VS{13}I
give
you
orders
before
God,
the giver
of
life,
and
Christ
Jesus,
who
before
Pontius
Pilate
gave
witness
to
the faith,
\VS{14}To
keep
the word untouched
by evil, clear
from
all shame, till
the revelation
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ:
\VS{15}Which
at
the
right
time
he
will make clear,
who
is
the eternal
and
only Ruler,
King
of
kings,
and
Lord
of
lords;
\VS{16}Who
only
has life
for ever,
living
in
light
to
which
no
man
may come near;
whom
no
man
has
seen
or
is
able
to
see:
to
whom
be honour
and
power
for ever.
So
be
it.
\VS{17}Give
orders
to
those
who
have money
and goods
in
this life,
not
to
be lifted
up
in
their
minds,
or
to put
their
hope
in
the uncertain chances
of
wealth,
but
in
God
who gives
us
in
full measure
all
things
for
our use;
\VS{18}And
to
do
good, having wealth
in
good
works,
being quick
to give, taking part
with one another;
\VS{19}Making
ready
for
themselves
a safe place
for
the time
to
come,
so
that
the true
life
may
be theirs.
\VS{20}O
Timothy, take good care
of that
which
is given
to
you, turning away
from
the wrong
and foolish talk
and
arguments
of that
knowledge
which
is
falsely
so named;
\VS{21}Through
which
some,
who gave
their minds
to
it,
have
been turned
away
from
the
faith.
Grace
be
with
you.
\par }