As I urged you when I was on my way to Macedonia, stay on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain individuals not to teach any different doctrines,

Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith;

Now we know that the Law is good, if a man uses it in the way it should be used,

This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare;

for kings and all who are in [positions of] high authority, so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity [keeping them respectful and well-behaved]

Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

for they who duly discharge that office, prepare their way to a higher degree, and may promote the christian faith with the greater freedom.

Though I hope to come to you before long, I am writing to you in this way,

Through the false ways of men whose words are untrue, whose hearts are burned as with a heated iron;

for in this way it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.

For physical training is of some value, but godliness (spiritual training) is of value in everything and in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

[to] older women as [you would to] mothers; [to] the younger women as [you would to] your sisters, in a [morally] pure way.

and has a reputation for good deeds; [she is eligible] if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the saints (God’s people), if she has assisted the distressed, and has devoted herself to doing good in every way.

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind.

In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can't be hidden.

wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.

But people who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many unwise and pernicious ways which sink mankind in destruction and ruin.

In this way storing up for themselves the enduring riches of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.