1 Timothy 5:21-6:5

English Standard Version

²¹In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels ^(A)I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, ^(B)doing nothing from partiality. ²²^(C)Do not be hasty in the ^(D)laying on of hands, nor ^(E)take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure. ²³(No longer drink only water, but ^(F)use a little wine ^(G)for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.) ²⁴The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later. ²⁵So also good works are conspicuous, and ^(H)even those that are not cannot remain hidden.

6 ^(I)Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants^[a] regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, ^(J)so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. ²Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are ^(K)brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

False Teachers and True Contentment

^(L)Teach and urge these things. ³If anyone ^(M)teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with ^(N)the sound^[b] words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching ^(O)that accords with godliness, ⁴^(P)he is puffed up with conceit and ^(Q)understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for ^(R)controversy and for ^(S)quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, ⁵and constant friction among people ^(T)who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, ^(U)imagining that godliness is a means of gain.