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1528 The First Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy

12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife: 7 But avoid foolish and old wives’ fables: and
who rule well their children, and their own exercise thyself unto godliness.
houses. 8 For bodily exercise is profitable to little:
13 For they that have ministered well, shall but godliness is profitable to all things, having
purchase to themselves a good degree, and much promise of the life that now is, and of that which
confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. is to come.
14 These things I write to thee, hoping that I 9 A faithful saying and worthy of all accepta-
shall come to thee shortly. tion.
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know 10 For therefore we labor and are reviled, be-
how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house cause we hope in the living God, who is the
of God, which is the church of the living God, the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.
pillar and ground of the truth. 11 These things command and teach.
16 And evidently great is the mystery of godli- 12 Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou
ness, which was manifested in the flesh, was jus- an example of the faithful in word, in conversa-
tified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath tion, in charity, in faith, in chastity.
been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in 13 Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhor-
the world, is taken up in glory. tation, and to doctrine.
14 Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which
was given thee by prophesy, with imposition of
Chapter 4 the hands of the priesthood.

15 Meditate upon these things, be wholly in
Now the Spirit manifestly saith, that in the last these things: that thy profiting may be manifest
times some shall depart from the faith, giving to all.
heed to spirits of error, and doctrines of devils, 16 Take heed to thyself and to doctrine: be
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their earnest in them. For in doing this thou shalt
conscience seared, both save thyself and them that hear thee.
3 Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats,
which God hath created to be received with
thanksgiving by the faithful, and by them that Chapter 5
have known the truth.
4 For every creature of God is good, and noth- An ancient man rebuke not, but entreat him as
ing to be rejected that is received with thanks- a father: young men, as brethren:
giving: 2 Old women, as mothers: young women, as
5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and sisters, in all chastity.
prayer. 3 Honour widows, that are widows indeed.
6 These things proposing to the brethren, thou 4 But if any widow have children, or grandchil-
shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nour- dren, let her learn first to govern her own house,
ished up in the words of faith, and of the good and to make a return of duty to her parents: for
doctrine which thou hast attained unto. this is acceptable before God.