1 Timothy 5:14-6:21 Therefore I want the younger ones to marry, to bear children, to manage their households, to give the one opposing no occasion on account of reproach.

BLB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁴ Therefore I want the younger ones to marry, to bear children, to manage their households, to give the one opposing no occasion on account of reproach. ¹⁵ For already some have turned aside after Satan. ¹⁶ If any believing woman has dependent widows, let her impart relief to them, and let the church not be burdened, so that it may impart relief to those who are truly widows. ¹⁷ Let the elders ruling well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those laboring in the word and the teaching. ¹⁸ For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox treading out grain,” and, “The workman is worthy of his wages.” ¹⁹ Do not receive an accusation against an elder, except upon two or three witnesses. ²⁰ But those sinning, rebuke before all, so that the rest might have fear as well. ²¹ I earnestly testify before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you should keep these things apart from prejudice, doing nothing out of partiality. ²² Lay hands on no one hastily, nor share in the sins of others; keep yourself pure. ²³ No longer drink only water, but use a little wine, because of the stomach and your frequent ailments. ²⁴ The sins of some men are manifest, going before them to judgment; but of some also they appear later. ²⁵ Likewise also, the good works are evident, and even those being otherwise are unable to be concealed. ⁶ ¹ As many as are under a yoke as slaves, let them esteem the own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching should not be blasphemed. ² Now those having believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brothers; but rather, let them serve them, because those being helped by the good service are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things. ³ If anyone teaches another doctrine and does not draw near, being sound in the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching according to godliness, ⁴ he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but unhealthy about controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, slander, evil suspicions, ⁵ and constant frictions among men corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth, holding godliness to be a means of gain. ⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain. ⁷ For we brought nothing into the world, because neither are we able to carry out anything. ⁸ But having sustenance and coverings, with these we will be content. ⁹ But those desiring to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge men into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils, which some, stretching after, have been seduced away from the faith and have pierced themselves with many sorrows. ¹¹ But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. ¹² Fight the good fight of the faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and also did confess the good confession before many witnesses. ¹³ I charge you before God, the One giving life to all things, and Christ Jesus, the One having testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, ¹⁴ for you to keep the commandment, without stain, above reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ which He will display in the own seasons, blessed and alone Sovereign, the King of those being kings, and the Lord of those being lords, ¹⁶ alone having immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no one of men has seen nor is able to see, to whom be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. ¹⁷ Instruct the rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to have hope in the uncertainty of riches, but on God, the One richly providing us all things for enjoyment; ¹⁸ to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous in distributing, ready to share, ¹⁹ treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is indeed life. ²⁰ O Timothy, guard the deposit committed to you, avoiding profane, empty babblings, and opposing arguments falsely called knowledge, ²¹ which some professing, have gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you all.