Sha'ul’s First Letter to Timotheos
1:1Sha'ul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua according to the
mitzvah of G-d our Savior, and Messiah Yeshua our
hope; 1:2to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and shalom,
from G-d our Father and Messiah Yeshua our Lord.
1:3As I exhorted you to stay at Ephesus when I was going into
Macedonia, that you might charge certain men not to teach a different
doctrine,
1:4neither to pay attention to myths
and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than G-d's
stewardship, which is in faith--1:5but the end of
the charge is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and
unfeigned faith; 1:6from which
things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain
talking;
1:7desiring to be teachers of the law,
though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they
strongly affirm. 1:8But we know
that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully,
1:9as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man,
but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners,
for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of
mothers, for manslayers, 1:10for the
sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for
perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;
1:11according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed G-d,
which was committed to my trust.
1:12And I thank him who enabled me, Messiah Yeshua our Lord,
because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;
1:13although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and
insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in
unbelief.
1:14The grace of our Lord abounded
exceedingly with faith and love which is in Messiah Yeshua.
1:15The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that
Messiah Yeshua came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am
chief.
1:16However, for this cause I obtained
mercy, that in me first, Yeshua the Messiah might display all his
patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for
eternal life.
1:17Now to the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, to G-d who alone is wise, be honor and glory
forever and ever. Amein.
1:18This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to
the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the
good warfare;
1:19holding faith and a good
conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning
the faith;
1:20of whom is Hymenaeus and
Alexander; whom I delivered to Hasatan, that they might be taught not
to blaspheme.
2:1I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers,
intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:
2:2for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a
tranquil and quiet life in all G-dliness and reverence.
2:3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of G-d our
Savior; 2:4who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge
of the truth.
2:5For there is one G-d, and one
mediator between G-d and men, the man Messiah Yeshua,
2:6who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its
own times;
2:7to which I was appointed a preacher
and an emissary (I am telling the truth in Messiah, not lying), a
teacher of the Goyim in faith and truth.
2:8I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting
up holy hands without wrath and doubting.
2:9In 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;
2:10but (which becomes women professing G-dliness) with good
works.
2:11Let a woman learn in quietness
with all subjection. 2:12But I don't
permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to
be in quietness. 2:13For Adam was
first formed, then Chavah. 2:14Adam wasn't
deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;
2:15but she will be saved through her child-bearing, if they
continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.
3:1This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an
overseer, he desires a good work.
3:2The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband
of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at
teaching;
3:3not a drinker, not violent, not
greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
3:4one who rules his own house well, having children in
subjection with all reverence; 3:5(but if a man
doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the
assembly of G-d?) 3:6not a new
convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as
the devil.
3:7Moreover he must have good
testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach
and the snare of the devil.
3:8Shammashim, in the
same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much
wine, not greedy for money; 3:9holding the
mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
3:10Let them also first be tested; then let them serve as
shammashim, if they are blameless.
3:11Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers,
temperate, faithful in all things.
3:12Let shammashim be husbands of one wife,
ruling their children and their own houses well.
3:13For those who have served well as shammashim
gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith
which is in Messiah Yeshua.
3:14These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;
3:15but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave
themselves in the house of G-d, which is the assembly of the living
G-d, the pillar and ground of the truth.
3:16Without controversy, the mystery of G-dliness is great:
God was revealed in the flesh,
Justified in the spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
And received up in glory.
4:1But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will
fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and
doctrines of demons, 4:2through the
hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as
with a hot iron; 4:3forbidding
marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which G-d created to be
received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
4:4For every creature of G-d is good, and nothing is to be
rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.
4:5For it is sanctified through the word of G-d and prayer.
4:6If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a
good servant of Messiah Yeshua, nourished in the words of the faith,
and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
4:7But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself
toward G-dliness. 4:8For bodily
exercise has some value, but G-dliness has value for all things,
having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to
come. 4:9This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.
4:10For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we
have set our trust in the living G-d, who is the Savior of all men,
especially of those who believe.
4:11Command and teach these things.
4:12Let 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.
4:13Until I come, pay attention
to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
4:14Don't neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you
by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
4:15Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them,
that your progress may be revealed to all.
4:16Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in
these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those
who hear you.
5:1Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the
younger men as brothers; 5:2the elder
women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
5:3Honor widows who are widows indeed.
5:4But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them
learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their
parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of G-d.
5:5Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set
on G-d, and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
5:6But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she
lives. 5:7Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.
5:8But if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his
own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an
unbeliever.
5:9Let no one be enrolled as a
widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
5:10being approved by good works, if she has brought up children,
if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the holy
ones' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has
diligently followed every good work.
5:11But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton
against Messiah, they desire to marry;
5:12having condemnation, because they have rejected their first
pledge.
5:13Besides, they also learn to be
idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips
and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
5:14I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear
children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary
for reviling.
5:15For already some have turned
aside after Hasatan. 5:16If any man or
woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don't let
the assembly be burdened; that it might relieve those who are widows
indeed.
5:17Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double
honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
5:18For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox when it
treads out the grain." And, "The laborer is worthy of his wages."
5:19Don't receive an accusation against an elder, except at the
word of two or three witnesses.
5:20Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest
also may be in fear. 5:21I charge you
in the sight of G-d, and Messiah Yeshua, and the chosen angels, that
you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by
partiality.
5:22Lay hands hastily on no one,
neither be a participant in other men's sins. Keep yourself pure.
5:23Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine
for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.
5:24Some men's sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and
some also follow later. 5:25In the same
way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are
otherwise can't be hidden.
6:1Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their
own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of G-d and the doctrine
not be blasphemed. 6:2Those who have
believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are
brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of
the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
6:3If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn't consent
to sound words, the words of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, and to the
doctrine which is according to G-dliness,
6:4he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with
arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife,
reviling, evil suspicions, 6:5constant
friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who
suppose that G-dliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from
such.
6:6But G-dliness with contentment is great gain.
6:7For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can't
carry anything out. 6:8But having
food and clothing, we will be content with that.
6:9But those who are determined to be rich fall into a
temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as
drown men in ruin and destruction.
6:10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some
have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.
6:11But you, man of G-d, flee these things, and follow after
righteousness, G-dliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
6:12Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life
to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the
sight of many witnesses. 6:13I charge you
before G-d, who gives life to all things, and before Messiah Yeshua,
who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,
6:14that you keep the mitzvah without spot,
blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah;
6:15which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and
only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
6:16who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light;
whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power.
Amein.
6:17Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not
be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but
on the living G-d, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
6:18that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they
be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
6:19laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against
the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.
6:20Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away
from the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is
falsely so called; 6:21which some
professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amein.
Notes:
[1]
back to 1:1 commandment
[2]
back to 3:8 or, Deacons, or servants
[3]
back to 3:10 deacons or servants
[4]
back to 3:12 deacons or servants
[5]
back to 3:13 deacons or servants
[6]
back to 6:14 commandment
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