1 Timothy 6

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.

1Whosoever are servants under the yoke, let them count their masters worthy of all honour; lest the name of the Lord and his doctrine be blasphemed.

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.

2But they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but serve them the rather, because they are faithful and beloved, who are partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

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,

3If any man teach otherwise and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness,

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,

4He is proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and strifes of words; from which arise envies, contentions, blasphemies, evil suspicions,

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.

5Conflicts of men corrupted in mind and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness.

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

6But godliness with contentment is great gain.

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

7For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.

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

8But having food and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content.

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.

9For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition.

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.

10For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.

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

11But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.

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.

12Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called and be it confessed a good confession before many witnesses.

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

13I charge thee before God who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession:

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

14That thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, unto the coming 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;

15Which in his times he shall shew, who is the Blessed and only Mighty, the 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.

16Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible: whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen.

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;

17Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy)

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

18To do good, to be rich in good work, to give easily, to communicate to others,

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

19To lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.

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;

20O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane novelties of words and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called.

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

21Which some promising, have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.