1 L et as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed.

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 A nd those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things. Error and Greed

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 teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with 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 proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, 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 u seless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

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

6 N ow godliness with contentment is great gain.

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

7 F or we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

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

8 A nd having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.

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

9 B ut those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.

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 kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. The Good Confession

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 you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, 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, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed 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 urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed 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 this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing,

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

15 w hich He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, 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 has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. Instructions to the Rich

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 C ommand those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly 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 L et them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing 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 a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. Guard the Faith

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 was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions 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 b y professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

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