| New American Standard Bible 1995 | English 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. | 1Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. |
| 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. | 2Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these things. |
| 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 a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, |
| 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 puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, 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 constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. |
| 6But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. | 6But godliness with contentment is great gain, |
| 7For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. | 7for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. |
| 8If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. | 8But if we have food and clothing, with these we will 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 those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people 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 a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. |
| 11But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. | 11But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, 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 of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence 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, | 13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, |
| 14that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, | 14to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 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, | 15which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, 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. | 16who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. 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. | 17As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. |
| 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 works, to be generous and ready 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. | 19thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly 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 "-- | 20O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” |
| 21which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you. | 21for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. Grace be with you. |
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