1As many as are under a yoke [as] slaves, let them esteem [their] own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be blasphemed.
2Now those having believing masters, let them not despise [them] because they are brothers; but rather, let them serve, because those being helped by the good work are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
3If anyone teaches another doctrine and does not draw near, being sound in the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching according to godliness,
4he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but diseased about controversies and fights about words, out of which come envy, strife, slander, evil suspicions,
5[and] constant arguing of men thoroughly corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, supposing godliness to be a means of gain.
6But godliness with contentment is a means of great gain.
7For we brought nothing into the world, because neither are we able to bring out anything.
8But having sustenance and coverings, with these we will be content.
9But those wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge men into ruin and destruction.
10For the love of money is a root of all evils, which some, stretching after, were led astray away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
11But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, [and] gentleness.
12Fight the good fight of the faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
13I charge you before God, the One giving life to all things, and Christ Jesus, the One having testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
14[for] you to keep the commandment, without stain, above reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15which He will show in [His] own times, the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of those being kings and the Lord of those being lords,
16the One alone having immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no one of men has seen nor is able to see, to whom [be] honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
17Charge the rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to have hoped on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, the One richly providing us all things for enjoyment;
18to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous in distributing, ready to share,
19treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for that which [is] about to be, so that they may lay hold of that which [is] truly life.
20O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted, avoiding profane, empty utterances, and opposing arguments of that which [is] falsely named “knowledge,”
21which some, professing, missed the mark concerning the faith. Grace [be] with you⁺ all.
2Now those having believing masters, let them not despise [them] because they are brothers; but rather, let them serve, because those being helped by the good work are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
3If anyone teaches another doctrine and does not draw near, being sound in the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching according to godliness,
4he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but diseased about controversies and fights about words, out of which come envy, strife, slander, evil suspicions,
5[and] constant arguing of men thoroughly corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, supposing godliness to be a means of gain.
6But godliness with contentment is a means of great gain.
7For we brought nothing into the world, because neither are we able to bring out anything.
8But having sustenance and coverings, with these we will be content.
9But those wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge men into ruin and destruction.
10For the love of money is a root of all evils, which some, stretching after, were led astray away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
11But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, [and] gentleness.
12Fight the good fight of the faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
13I charge you before God, the One giving life to all things, and Christ Jesus, the One having testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
14[for] you to keep the commandment, without stain, above reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15which He will show in [His] own times, the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of those being kings and the Lord of those being lords,
16the One alone having immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no one of men has seen nor is able to see, to whom [be] honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
17Charge the rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to have hoped on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, the One richly providing us all things for enjoyment;
18to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous in distributing, ready to share,
19treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for that which [is] about to be, so that they may lay hold of that which [is] truly life.
20O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted, avoiding profane, empty utterances, and opposing arguments of that which [is] falsely named “knowledge,”
21which some, professing, missed the mark concerning the faith. Grace [be] with you⁺ all.
