1 Almal wat diensknegte is onder 'n juk, moet hulle eie here alle eer waardig ag, sodat die Naam van God en die leer nie belaster mag word nie.

2 En die wat gelowige here het, moet hulle nie verag omdat hulle broeders is nie, maar moet hulle des te meer dien, omdat hulle wat die weldade ontvang, gelowiges en geliefdes is. Leer hierdie dinge en wek daartoe op.

3 As iemand iets anders leer en nie instem met die gesonde woorde van onse Here Jesus Christus en met die leer wat volgens die godsaligheid is nie,

4 die is verwaand en verstaan niks nie, maar het 'n sieklike sug na twisvrae en woordestryd waaruit ontstaan afguns, twis, lasteringe, bose agterdog,

5 nuttelose stryery van mense wat verdorwe in hulle verstand en van die waarheid beroof is en dink dat die godsaligheid winsgewend is. Onttrek jou aan sulke mense.

6 Maar die godsaligheid saam met vergenoegdheid is 'n groot wins.

7 Want ons het niks in die wêreld ingebring nie; dit is duidelik dat ons ook niks daaruit kan wegdra nie.

8 Maar as ons voedsel en klere het, moet ons daarmee vergenoeg wees.

9 Maar die wat ryk wil word, val in versoeking en strikke en baie dwase en skadelike begeerlikhede wat die mense laat wegsink in verderf en ondergang.

10 Want die geldgierigheid is 'n wortel van alle euwels; en omdat sommige dit begeer, het hulle afgedwaal van die geloof en hulleself met baie smarte deurboor.

11 Maar jy, man van God, vlug van hierdie dinge weg, en jaag n die geregtigheid, godsaligheid, geloof, liefde, lydsaamheid, sagmoedigheid.

12 Stry die goeie stryd van die geloof, gryp na die ewige lewe, waartoe jy ook geroep is en die goeie belydenis voor baie getuies afgelê het.

13 Ek gebied jou voor die aangesig van God wat aan alle dinge die lewe gee, en van Christus Jesus wat voor Pontius Pilatus die goeie belydenis betuig het,

14 dat jy die gebod onbevlek, onberispelik bewaar tot by die verskyning van onse Here Jesus Christus

15 wat op sy eie tyd vertoon sal word deur die salige en enigste Heerser, die Koning van die konings en Here van die here,

16 wat alleen onsterflikheid besit en 'n ontoeganklike lig bewoon, wat geen mens gesien het of kan sien nie, aan wie toekom eer en ewige krag. Amen.

17 Beveel die rykes in die teenwoordige wêreld om nie hoogmoedig te wees nie en ook nie hulle hoop te stel op die onsekerheid van die rykdom nie, maar op die lewende God wat ons alles ryklik verleen om te geniet;

18 dat hulle goed moet doen en ryk wees in goeie werke, vrygewig, mededeelsaam,

19 en vir hulle 'n skat weglê, 'n goeie fondament vir die toekoms, sodat hulle die ewige lewe kan verwerf.

20 o Timothes, bewaar jou pand en vermy die onheilige, onsinnige praatjies en teëwerpinge van die valslik sogenaamde kennis,

21 waarvan sommige belydenis gedoen het en, wat die geloof betref, op 'n dwaalweg geraak het. Mag die genade met jou wees! Amen.

1 Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.

2 And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

3 If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,

4 He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,

5 Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.

6 But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:

7 For we came into the world with nothing, and we are not able to take anything out;

8 But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

9 But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.

10 For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.

11 But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.

12 Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.

13 I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith,

14 To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

15 Which at the right time he will make clear, who is the eternal and only Ruler, King of kings, and Lord of lords;

16 Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.

17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

18 And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;

19 Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.

20 O Timothy, take good care of that which is given to you, turning away from the wrong and foolish talk and arguments of that knowledge which is falsely so named;

21 Through which some, who gave their minds to it, have been turned away from the faith. Grace be with you.