| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 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 slaves should show full respect for their masters so they will not bring shame on the name of God and his teaching. |
| 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. | 2If the masters are believers, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. Those slaves should work all the harder because their efforts are helping other believers who are well loved. False Teaching and True Riches Teach these things, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them. |
| 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, | 3Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life. |
| 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, | 4Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions. |
| 5and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. | 5These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth. To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy. |
| 6But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. | 6Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. |
| 7For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. | 7After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. |
| 8If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. | 8So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. |
| 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 long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. |
| 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 the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Paul’s Final Instructions |
| 11But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. | 11But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, 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 true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before 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, | 13And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, |
| 14that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, | 14that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. |
| 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, | 15For, At just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all 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 can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! 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. | 17Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. |
| 18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, | 18Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. |
| 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 will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life. |
| 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 God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge. |
| 21which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you. | 21Some people have wandered from the faith by following such foolishness. May God’s grace be with you all. |
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