1 A ll who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against.

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;

2 T hose who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.

and those having believing masters, let them not slight, because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;

3 I f anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness,

if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words -- those of our Lord Jesus Christ -- and to the teaching according to piety,

4 h e is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

5 a nd constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.

wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

6 B ut godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.

but it is great gain -- the piety with contentment;

7 F or we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either.

for nothing did we bring into the world -- manifest that we are able to carry nothing out;

8 I f we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.

but having food and raiment -- with these we shall suffice ourselves;

9 B ut those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.

and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

10 F or the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

11 B ut flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

12 F ight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.

13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,

14 t hat you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 w hich He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

which in His own times He shall shew -- the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,

16 w ho alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom honour and might age-during! Amen.

17 I nstruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --

18 I nstruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

19 s toring up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.

treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.

20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”—

O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

21 w hich some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you.

which certain professing -- concerning the faith did swerve; the grace with you. Amen.