'Let12all1who are2under3a yoke4asbondservants5regard12their own7masters8asworthy11of all9honor,10so that13the name16of God18and19the20teaching21may22not14be reviled.22 Those1who have4believing3masters5must7not6be disrespectful7on the ground that8they are10brothers;9rather11they must serve13all the better12since14those19who benefit22by theirgood service21are16believers15and17beloved.18Teach24and25urge26these things.23 If1anyone2teaches a different doctrine3and4doesnot5agree with6thesound7words8of11our12Lord11Jesus13Christ14and15the16teaching19thataccords with17godliness,18 he is puffed up with conceit1andunderstands3nothing.2He has [an unhealthy] craving5for6controversy7and8for quarrels about words,9which11produce12envy,13dissension,14slander,15evil17suspicions,16 andconstant friction1among people3who are depraved in2mind5and6deprived7of the8truth,9imagining10that13godliness14is12a means of gain.11 But2godliness6with7contentment8is1great4gain,3 for2we brought3nothing1into4the5world,6and we cannot811take9anything10out of9the world. But2ifwe have1food3and4clothing,5with these6we will be content.7 But2those1who desire3to be rich4fall5into6temptation,7into a snare,9into many12senseless13and14harmful15desires11that16plunge17people19into20ruin21and22destruction.23 For2the love of money8is6a root1of all [kinds]3of evils.5It is throughthis9craving11thatsome10have wandered away12from13the14faith15and16pierced18themselves17with many20pangs.19 But2as foryou,1O3man4of God,5flee7these things.6Pursue8righteousness,10godliness,11faith,12love,13steadfastness,14gentleness.15 Fight1the2good3fight4of the5faith.6Take hold of7the8eternal9life10to11which12you were called13and14about whichyou made15the16good17confession18in the presence of19many20witnesses.21 I charge1you2in the presence of3God,5who gives life7to all things,89and10of Christ11Jesus,12who in his testimony14before15Pontius16Pilate17madethe18good19confession,20 to keep1the3commandment4unstained5andfree from reproach6until7the8appearing of9our12Lord11Jesus13Christ,14 which1he will display4at theproper3time2—he who isthe5blessed6and7only8Sovereign,9the10King11of kings13and14Lord15of lords,17 who3alone2has3immortality,4who dwells in6unapproachable7light,5whom8no one10has ever seen9or12can14see.13To him15behonor16and17eternal19dominion.18Amen.20 As for the1rich2in3this4present5age,6charge7themnot8to be haughty,9nor10to set their hopes11on12the uncertainty14of riches,13but15on16God,17who19richly22provides19us20with everything21to23enjoy.24 They areto do good,1to be rich2in3good5works,4to be7generous6andready to share,8 thusstoring up treasure1for themselves2as a good4foundation3for5the6future,7so that8they may take hold of9that10which istruly11life.12 O1Timothy,2guard5the3deposit4entrusted to you.Avoid6the7irreverent8babble9and10contradictions11of what is falsely called1213knowledge,14 forby professing3it1some2have swerved7from4the5faith.6Grace9bewith10you.11