Christian Conduct 1 Remind your people to submit to rulers and authorities, to obey them, and to be ready to do good in every way. 2 Tell them not to speak evil of anyone, but to be peaceful and friendly, and always to show a gentle attitude toward everyone. 3 For we ourselves were once […]
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2 Timothy 1
1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, sent to proclaim the promised life which we have in union with Christ Jesus— 2 To Timothy, my dear son: May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. Thanksgiving and Encouragement 3 I give thanks to God, […]
2 Timothy 2
A Loyal Soldier of Christ Jesus 1 As for you, my son, be strong through the grace that is ours in union with Christ Jesus. 2 Take the teachings that you heard me proclaim in the presence of many witnesses, and entrust them to reliable people, who will be able to teach others also. 3 […]
2 Timothy 3
The Last Days 1 Remember that there will be difficult times in the last days. 2 People will be selfish, greedy, boastful, and conceited; they will be insulting, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, and irreligious; 3 they will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent, and fierce; they will hate the good; 4 they will be treacherous, […]
2 Timothy 4
1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and because he is coming to rule as King, I solemnly urge you 2 to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you […]
1 Timothy 1
1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by order of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope— 2 To Timothy, my true son in the faith: May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. Warnings against False Teaching 3 I want you to stay in Ephesus, […]
1 Timothy 2
Church Worship 1 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, requests, and thanksgivings be offered to God for all people; 2 for kings and all others who are in authority, that we may live a quiet and peaceful life with all reverence toward God and with proper conduct. 3 This is good and […]
1 Timothy 3
Leaders in the Church 1 This is a true saying: If a man is eager to be a church leader, he desires an excellent work. 2 A church leader must be without fault; he must have only one wife,be sober, self-controlled, and orderly; he must welcome strangers in his home; he must be able to […]
1 Timothy 4
False Teachers 1 The Spirit says clearly that some people will abandon the faith in later times; they will obey lying spirits and follow the teachings of demons. 2 Such teachings are spread by deceitful liars, whose consciences are dead, as if burnt with a hot iron. 3 Such people teach that it is wrong […]
1 Timothy 5
Responsibilities toward Believers 1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat the younger men as your brothers, 2 the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with all purity. 3 Show respect for widows who really are all alone. 4 But if […]