If you want to accept God's
offer in his Son, say a prayer like this:
Jesus, I confess that you are not only the
most important person in history, but you are the Creator and Savior of the
world. Lord Jesus, I need you. I have done wrong. Please forgive me of my sins
and come into my life. I ask you not just to be part of my life, but to guide me
to live according to the words I read in the Bible. Thank you for your mercy and
forgiveness. I am now committed to be your follower.
Amen.
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The Book of I Timothy
Chapter 1
001:001 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the
commandment of God our
Saviour,
and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
001:002 Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace,
mercy, and
peace, from God our
Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
001:003 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus,
when I went into
Macedonia, that
thou mightest charge some that they teach
no
other doctrine,
001:004 Neither give heed to fables and endless
genealogies, which
minister
questions, rather than godly edifying which is
in
faith: so do.
001:005 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of
a pure heart,
and of a good
conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
001:006 From which some having swerved have turned aside
unto vain
jangling;
001:007 Desiring to be teachers of the law;
understanding neither what
they
say, nor whereof they affirm.
001:008 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
001:009 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a
righteous man,
but for the lawless
and disobedient, for the ungodly and
for
sinners, for unholy and
profane, for murderers of fathers
and
murderers of mothers, for
manslayers,
001:010 For whoremongers, for them that defile
themselves with
mankind, for
menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons,
and
if there be any other thing
that is contrary to sound
doctrine;
001:011 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed
God, which was
committed to my
trust.
001:012 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath
enabled me, for
that he counted me
faithful, putting me into the ministry;
001:013 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor,
and injurious:
but I obtained
mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
001:014 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant
with faith
and love which is in
Christ Jesus.
001:015 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all
acceptation, that
Christ Jesus
came into the world to save sinners; of whom I
am
chief.
001:016 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in
me first
Jesus Christ might shew
forth all longsuffering, for a
pattern
to them which should
hereafter believe on him to life
everlasting.
001:017 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise
God, be honour and
glory for ever and ever. Amen.
001:018 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy,
according to the
prophecies which
went before on thee, that thou by
them
mightest war a good
warfare;
001:019 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some
having put
away concerning faith
have made shipwreck:
001:020 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have
delivered unto
Satan, that they
may learn not to blaspheme.
002:001 I exhort therefore, that, first of all,
supplications,
prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for
all
men;
002:002 For kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead
a quiet and
peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
002:003 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of
God our
Saviour;
002:004 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come
unto the
knowledge of the
truth.
002:005 For there is one God, and one mediator between
God and men,
the man Christ
Jesus;
002:006 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be
testified in due
time.
002:007 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an
apostle, (I speak
the truth in
Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the
Gentiles
in faith and verity.
002:008 I will therefore that men pray every where,
lifting up holy
hands, without
wrath and doubting.
002:009 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves
in modest
apparel, with
shamefacedness and sobriety; not with
broided
hair, or gold, or pearls,
or costly array;
002:010 But (which becometh women professing godliness)
with good
works.
002:011 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
002:012 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp
authority over
the man, but to be
in silence.
002:013 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
002:014 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being
deceived was in
the
transgression.
002:015 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in
childbearing, if they
continue in
faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
003:001 This is a true saying, If a man desire the
office of a bishop,
he desireth a
good work.
003:002 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of
one wife,
vigilant, sober, of good
behaviour, given to hospitality,
apt
to teach;
003:003 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of
filthy lucre; but
patient, not a
brawler, not covetous;
003:004 One that ruleth well his own house, having his
children in
subjection with all
gravity;
003:005 (For if a man know not how to rule his own
house, how shall he
take care of
the church of God?)
003:006 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he
fall into the
condemnation of the
devil.
003:007 Moreover he must have a good report of them
which are without;
lest he fall
into reproach and the snare of the devil.
003:008 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not
doubletongued, not
given to much
wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
003:009 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
003:010 And let these also first be proved; then let
them use the
office of a deacon,
being found blameless.
003:011 Even so must their wives be grave, not
slanderers, sober,
faithful in all
things.
003:012 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife,
ruling their
children and their
own houses well.
003:013 For they that have used the office of a deacon
well purchase
to themselves a good
degree, and great boldness in the
faith
which is in Christ
Jesus.
003:014 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come
unto thee
shortly:
003:015 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how
thou oughtest
to behave thyself in
the house of God, which is the church
of
the living God, the pillar and
ground of the truth.
003:016 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.
004:001 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the
latter times
some shall depart
from the faith, giving heed to
seducing
spirits, and doctrines of
devils;
004:002 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their
conscience seared
with a hot
iron;
004:003 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain
from meats,
which God hath created
to be received with thanksgiving
of
them which believe and know the
truth.
004:004 For every creature of God is good, and nothing
to be refused,
if it be received
with thanksgiving:
004:005 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
004:006 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these
things, thou
shalt be a good
minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in
the
words of faith and of good
doctrine, whereunto thou hast
attained.
004:007 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and
exercise thyself
rather unto
godliness.
004:008 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but
godliness is
profitable unto all
things, having promise of the life
that
now is, and of that which is
to come.
004:009 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
004:010 For therefore 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.
004:011 These things command and teach.
004:012 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an
example of the
believers, in word,
in conversation, in charity, in spirit,
in
faith, in purity.
004:013 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to
exhortation, to
doctrine.
004:014 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was
given thee by
prophecy, with the
laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
004:015 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly
to them; that
thy profiting may
appear to all.
004:016 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine;
continue in
them: for in doing
this thou shalt both save thyself, and
them
that hear thee.
005:001 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a
father; and the
younger men as
brethren;
005:002 The elder women as mothers; the younger as
sisters, with all
purity.
005:003 Honour widows that are widows indeed.
005:004 But if any widow have children or nephews, let
them learn
first to shew piety at
home, and to requite their parents:
for
that is good and acceptable
before God.
005:005 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate,
trusteth in God,
and continueth in
supplications and prayers night and day.
005:006 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
005:007 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
005:008 But if any provide not for his own, and
specially for those of
his own
house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than
an
infidel.
005:009 Let not a widow be taken into the number under
threescore
years old, having been
the wife of one man.
005:010 Well reported of for good works; if she have
brought up
children, if she have
lodged strangers, if she have washed
the
saints' feet, if she have
relieved the afflicted, if she
have
diligently followed every
good work.
005:011 But the younger widows refuse: for when they
have begun to wax
wanton against
Christ, they will marry;
005:012 Having damnation, because they have cast off
their first
faith.
005:013 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering
about from house
to house; and not
only idle, but tattlers also and
busybodies,
speaking things which
they ought not.
005:014 I will therefore that the younger women marry,
bear children,
guide the house,
give none occasion to the adversary to
speak
reproachfully.
005:015 For some are already turned aside after Satan.
005:016 If any man or woman that believeth have widows,
let them
relieve them, and let not
the church be charged; that it may
relieve them that are widows indeed.
005:017 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy
of double
honour, especially they
who labour in the word and doctrine.
005:018 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle
the ox that
treadeth out the corn.
And, The labourer is worthy of his
reward.
005:019 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but
before two or
three witnesses.
005:020 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
005:021 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.
005:022 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be
partaker of other
men's sins: keep
thyself pure.
005:023 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for
thy stomach's
sake and thine often
infirmities.
005:024 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going
before to judgment;
and some men
they follow after.
005:025 Likewise also the good works of some are
manifest beforehand;
and they that
are otherwise cannot be hid.
006:001 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count
their own
masters worthy of all
honour, that the name of God and
his
doctrine be not
blasphemed.
006:002 And they that have believing masters, let them
not despise
them, because they are
brethren; but rather do them
service,
because they are faithful
and beloved, partakers of the
benefit. These things teach and exhort.
006:003 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to
wholesome
words, even the words of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the
doctrine which is according to godliness;
006:004 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about
questions and
strifes of words,
whereof cometh envy, strife, railings,
evil
surmisings,
006:005 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and
destitute of
the truth, supposing
that gain is godliness: from such
withdraw thyself.
006:006 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
006:007 For we brought nothing into this world, and it
is certain we
can carry nothing
out.
006:008 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
006:009 But they that will be rich fall into temptation
and a snare,
and into many foolish
and hurtful lusts, which drown men
in
destruction and perdition.
006:010 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.
006:011 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and
follow after
righteousness,
godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
006:012 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on
eternal life,
whereunto thou art
also called, and hast professed a
good
profession before many
witnesses.
006:013 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who
quickeneth all
things, and before
Christ Jesus, who before Pontius
Pilate
witnessed a good
confession;
006:014 That thou keep this commandment without spot,
unrebukable,
until the appearing
of our Lord Jesus Christ:
006:015 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the
blessed and only
Potentate, the
King of kings, and Lord of lords;
006:016 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light
which no man
can approach unto;
whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to
whom
be honour and power
everlasting. Amen.
006:017 Charge them that are rich in this world, that
they be not
highminded, nor trust
in uncertain riches, but in the
living
God, who giveth us richly
all things to enjoy;
006:018 That they do good, that they be rich in good
works, ready to
distribute,
willing to communicate;
006:019 Laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation against
the time to
come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
006:020 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy
trust, avoiding
profane and vain
babblings, and oppositions of science
falsely
so called:
006:021 Which some professing have erred concerning the
faith. Grace
be with thee.
Amen.