Read the New Testament in 24 Weeks

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

² to Timotheus -- genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord,

³ according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus -- I going on to Macedonia -- that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

⁴ nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --

⁵ And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,

⁶ from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

⁷ willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,

⁸ and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully;

⁹ having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers,

¹⁰ whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

¹¹ according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

¹² And I give thanks to him who enabled me -- Christ Jesus our Lord -- that he did reckon me stedfast, having put [me] to the ministration,

¹³ who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief,

¹⁴ and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus:

¹⁵ stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;

¹⁶ but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

¹⁷ and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honour and glory -- to the ages of the ages! Amen.

¹⁸ This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

¹⁹ having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,

²⁰ of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.

2 I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men:

² for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,

³ for this [is] right and acceptable before God our Saviour,

⁴ who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;

⁵ for one [is] God, one also [is] mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,

⁶ who did give himself a ransom for all -- the testimony in its own times --

⁷ in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle -- truth I say in Christ, I do not lie -- a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

⁸ I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

⁹ in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,

¹⁰ but -- which becometh women professing godly piety -- through good works.

¹¹ Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection,

¹² and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,

¹³ for Adam was first formed, then Eve,

¹⁴ and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, into transgression came,

¹⁵ and she shall be saved through the child-bearing, if they remain in faith, and love, and sanctification, with sobriety.