1Timothy:.
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Paul ,
apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God ,
our Saviour and the Lord Jesus Christ ,
our hope ,
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unto Timothy ,
true son in the faith ,
Grace ,
mercy , [
and ]
peace ,
from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord .
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Even as I besought thee to remain at Ephesus when I went into Macedonia ,
that thou might charge some that they not teach diverse doctrine ,
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nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies ,
which generate questions [
other than ]
that the edification of God is by faith .
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Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart and [
of ]
a good conscience and [
of ]
faith unfeigned :
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from which some ,
having swerved ,
have turned aside unto vanity of words ,
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desiring to be teachers of the law ,
understanding neither what they say nor from where they affirm .
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But we know that the law [
is ]
good ,
if a man uses it legitimately ,
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knowing this ,
that the law is not made for a righteous man ,
but for the lawless and disobedient ,
for the ungodly sinners ,
for the evil and profane ,
for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers ,
for manslayers ,
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for fornicators ,
for homosexuals ,
for kidnappers ,
for liars ,
for perjured persons ,
and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine ,
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according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God ,
which was committed to my trust .
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And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord ,
who has enabled me ,
for he counted me faithful ,
putting me into the ministry ,
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who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor and injurious ,
but I was received unto mercy because I did [
it ]
ignorantly in unbelief .
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And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus .
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This [
is ]
a faithful saying and worthy of acceptation by all that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners ,
of whom I am first .
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But for this cause I was received unto mercy that in me first ,
Jesus Christ might show forth all clemency ,
for an example to those who should hereafter believe in him for eternal life .
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Therefore unto the King forever ,
immortal ,
invisible ,
the only wise God , [
be ]
honour and glory for ever and ever .
Amen .
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This charge I commit unto thee ,
son Timothy ,
so that according to past prophecies regarding thee ,
that thou by them might war a good warfare ;
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holding fast faith and a good conscience ,
which some ,
having cast away ,
have shipwrecked in [
their ]
faith ,
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Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander ,
whom I have delivered unto Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme .:
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I exhort therefore ,
that ,
first of all ,
supplications ,
prayers ,
intercessions , [
and ]
giving of thanks ,
be made for all men ,
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for kings ,
and [
for ]
all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and integrity .
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For this [
is ]
good and pleasing in the sight of God our Saviour ,
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who desires that all men be saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth .
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For [
there is only ]
one God and likewise [
only ]
one mediator between God and men ,
the man Christ Jesus ,
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who gave himself in ransom for all ,
the testimony of which [
was confirmed ]
at the time ,
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of which I am ordained a preacher and an apostle (
I speak the truth in Christ [
and ]
do not lie ),
a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity .
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I desire ,
therefore ,
that the men in every place ,
pray ,
lifting up holy hands ,
without wrath and strife .
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In like manner also that the women adorn themselves in an honest manner ,
with shyness and modesty ,
not with ostentatious hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing
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but with good works (
as becomes women professing godliness ).
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Let the woman learn ,
becoming silent in all subjection .
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For I do not allow a woman to teach ,
nor to usurp authority over a [
mature ]
man ,
but to be at rest .
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For Adam was formed first ,
then Eve .
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And Adam was not deceived ,
but the woman was deceived in the rebellion ;
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notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing ,
if she continues in faith and charity and sanctification and modesty .:
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The Word is faithful ,
If anyone desires the office of a bishop [
to be a pastor or elder in the church ],
he desires a difficult ministry .
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It is expedient ,
therefore ,
that the bishop be blameless ,
the husband of [
only ]
one wife ,
vigilant ,
temperate ,
of [
worldly ]
affections mortified ,
given to hospitality ,
apt to teach ;
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not given to wine ,
not hurtful ,
not greedy of dishonest gain ,
but gentle ,
not contentious ,
not covetous ;
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one that rules well his own house ,
having his children in subjection with all integrity ;
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for if a man does not know how to rule his own house ,
how shall he take care of the church of God ?)
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not a novice lest ,
being puffed up ,
he fall into judgment of the devil .
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Moreover he must have a good report of those who are outside lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil .
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Likewise the deacons [
must be ]
honest ,
not doubletongued ,
not given to much wine ,
not greedy of dishonest gain ;
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holding the mystery of the faith [
together ]
with a pure conscience .
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And let these also first be proved ;
then let them minister ,
if they are blameless .
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The wives likewise [
are to be ]
honest ,
not slanderers ,
temperate ,
faithful in all things .
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Let the deacons be the husbands of [
only ]
one wife ,
ruling their children and their own houses well .
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For those that minister well purchase to themselves a good degree and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus .
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These things write I unto thee ,
hoping to come unto thee shortly
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But if I tarry long ,
that thou may know how it is expedient to behave thyself in the house of God ,
which is the church of the living God ,
the pillar and base of the truth .
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And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness :
God was manifest in the flesh ,
justified in the Spirit ,
seen of angels ,
preached unto the Gentiles ,
believed on in the world ,
received up into glory .:
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Now the Spirit speaks expressly ,
that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith ,
listening to spirits of error and doctrines of demons ;
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that in hypocrisy shall speak lies ;
having their conscience seared as with a hot iron ;
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they shall forbid to marry and shall command [
men ]
to abstain from foods ,
which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are faithful and have known the truth .
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For everything that God created [
is ]
good ,
and nothing [
is ]
to be refused ,
if it is received with thanksgiving ,
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for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer .
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If thou put these things before the brethren ,
thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ ,
nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine ,
unto which thou hast attained .
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But refuse profane and old wives '
fables ,
and exercise thyself [
rather ]
unto godliness .
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For bodily exercise profits [
a ]
little ,
but godliness is profitable unto all things ,
having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come .
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The Word [
is ]
faithful and worthy of acceptation by all .
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For this we both labour and suffer reproach ,
because we trust in the living God ,
who is the Saviour of all men ,
specially of those that believe .
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Command and teach this .
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Let no man despise thy youth ,
but be thou an example of the faithful in word ,
in conversation ,
in charity ,
in spirit ,
in faith ,
in purity .
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Until I come ,
occupy thyself reading ,
exhorting ,
teaching .
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Neglect not the gift that is in thee ,
which is given unto thee to prophesy ,
through the laying on of the hands of the elders .
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Occupy thyself in these things [
with care ],
for in this is [
everything ],
that thy profiting may be manifest unto all .
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Take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine ;
be diligent in this ,
for in doing so thou shalt both save thyself and those that hear thee .:
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Rebuke not an elder ,
but intreat [
him ]
as a father , [
and ]
the younger men as brethren ,
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the elder women as mothers ,
the younger as sisters ,
with all purity .
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Honour widows that are widows indeed .
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But if any widow has children or grandchildren ,
let those learn first to govern their house in piety and to recompense their parents ,
for this is honest and pleasing before God .
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Now she that is a widow indeed and desolate ,
trusts in God ,
and is diligent in supplications and prayers night and day ,
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but she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives .
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Therefore command these things ,
that they may be blameless .
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But if any provide not for his own and specially for those of his own house ,
he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever .
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Let a widow be placed on the list being not less than sixty years old ,
having been the wife of one man ,
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having a good testimony of good works ,
if she has brought up [
well her ]
children ,
if she has exercised hospitality ,
if she has washed the feet of the saints ,
if she has relieved the afflicted ,
if she has diligently followed every good work .
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But the younger widows refuse ,
for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ ,
they desire to marry ,
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having condemnation ,
because they have cast off their first faith .
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And reject also the idle ,
who have learned to wander about from house to house ,
and not only idle ,
but tattlers also and busybodies ,
speaking things which they ought not .
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I desire therefore that the younger women marry ,
bear children ,
govern the house ,
giving no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully .
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For some are already turned back after Satan .
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If any faithful man or woman has widows ,
let them maintain them and let not the church be charged ,
that it may relieve those that are widows indeed .
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Let the elders that govern well be counted worthy of double honour ,
especially those who labour in the word and doctrine .
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For the scripture saith ,
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain .
And ,
The labourer [
is ]
worthy of his reward .
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Against an elder do not receive an accusation ,
unless there are two or three witnesses .
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Those that sin rebuke before all ,
that the others may also fear .
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I charge [
thee ]
before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels ,
that thou observe these things without preferring one before another ,
doing nothing by partiality .
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Lay hands suddenly on no one ,
neither be partaker of the sins of others ;
keep thyself pure .
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Drink no longer water ,
but use a little wine for thy stomach '
s sake and thine often infirmities .
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Some men '
s sins are manifest beforehand ,
before they come unto judgment ,
but to others they follow after .
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Likewise also the good works [
of some ]
are manifest beforehand ,
and those that are otherwise cannot be hid .:
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Let all that are under the yoke of slavery count their own masters worthy of all honour ,
that the name of God and [
his ]
doctrine not be blasphemed .
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And those that have faithful masters ,
let them not despise [
them ],
because they are brethren ,
but rather serve them better ,
because they are faithful and beloved ,
partakers of the benefit .
Teach and exhort this .
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If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words , [
even ]
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness ,
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he is puffed up ,
knowing nothing ,
but is driven mad concerning questions and controversy of words ,
of which comes envy ,
strife ,
railings ,
evil surmisings ,
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perverse disputings of men of corrupt understanding ,
and destitute of the truth ,
using piety as a source of gain :
from such withdraw thyself .
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But piety with contentment is great gain .
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For we brought nothing into [
this ]
world , [
and it is ]
certain we can carry nothing out .
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So that ,
sustenance and covering ,
let us be content with this .
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For those that desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare ,
and [
into ]
many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition .
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For the love of money is the root of all evil ,
which while some coveted after ,
they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows .
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But thou ,
O man of God ,
flee these things and follow after righteousness ,
godliness ,
faith ,
charity ,
tolerance ,
meekness .
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Fight the good fight of faith ,
lay hold on eternal life ,
unto which thou art also called ,
having made a good profession before many witnesses .
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I give thee charge in the sight of God ,
who gives life to all things and [
before ]
Christ Jesus ,
who testified before Pontius Pilate a good profession ;
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that thou keep the commandment without spot ,
unrebukeable ,
until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ ,
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who in his time shall show the blessed and only Potentate ,
the King of kings ,
and Lord of lords ;
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the only one who has immortality ,
dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto ,
whom no man has seen nor can see ,
to whom [
be ]
honour and power everlasting .
Amen .
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Charge those that are rich in this world ,
that they not be highminded ,
not placing their hope in uncertain riches ,
but in the living God ,
who gives us richly all things to enjoy ;
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but charge them ]
to do good ,
that they be rich in good works ,
liberal to distribute ,
willing to communicate ,
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laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the future ,
that they may lay hold on eternal life .
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O Timothy ,
keep that which is committed to thy trust ,
turn away from profane voices and vain things and arguments in the vain name of science ,
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which some professing have erred concerning the faith .
Grace [
be ]
with thee .
Amen .:
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