| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against. | 1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as deserving of the highest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be discredited. |
| 2Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles. | 2Moreover, those who have believing masters should be respectful to them, because they are fellow believers. In fact, they must serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dear to them. These are the things you must teach and exhort. |
| 3If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, | 3If anyone teaches false doctrine and refuses to agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and godly teaching, |
| 4he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, | 4he is a conceited person and does not understand anything. He has an unhealthy craving for arguments and debates. This produces jealousy, rivalry, slander, evil suspicions, |
| 5and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. | 5and incessant conflict between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth. They think that godliness is a way to make a profit. |
| 6But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. | 6Of course, godliness with contentment does bring a great profit. |
| 7For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. | 7Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing. |
| 8If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. | 8With food to eat and clothes to wear; content we are in everything. |
| 9But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. | 9But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin. |
| 10For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. | 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and caused themselves a lot of pain. |
| 11But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. | 11But you, man of God, must flee from all these things. Instead, you must pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness. |
| 12Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. | 12Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses. |
| 13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, | 13Since you are in the presence of God, who gives life to everything, and in the presence of the Messiah Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, I solemnly charge you |
| 14that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, | 14to keep these commands stainlessly and blamelessly until the appearance of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. |
| 15which He will bring about at the proper time-- He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, | 15At the right time, he will make him known. God is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords. |
| 16who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen. | 16He alone has endless life and lives in inaccessible light. No one has ever seen him, nor can anyone see him. Honor and eternal power belong to him! Amen. |
| 17Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. | 17Tell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. |
| 18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, | 18They are to do good, to be rich in good actions, to be generous, and to share. |
| 19storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed. | 19By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves that is a good foundation for the future, so that they can keep their hold on the life that is real. |
| 20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge "-- | 20Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the pointless discussions and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge. |
| 21which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you. | 21Although some claim to have it, they have abandoned the faith. May grace be with all of you! |
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