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¹Let 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.

²And 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.

³If 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,

⁴He 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,

⁵Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.

⁶But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:

⁷For we came into the world with nothing, and we are not able to take anything out;

⁸But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

⁹But 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.

¹⁰For 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.

¹¹But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.

¹²Be 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.

¹³I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith,

¹⁴To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

¹⁵Which at the right time he will make clear, who is the eternal and only Ruler, King of kings, and Lord of lords;

¹⁶Who 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.

¹⁷Give 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;

¹⁸And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;

¹⁹Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.

²⁰O 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;

²¹Through which some, who gave their minds to it, have been turned away from the faith. Grace be with you.