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.

1 Quicumque sunt sub jugo servi, dominos suos omni honore dignos arbitrentur, ne nomen Domini et doctrina blasphemetur. 2 Qui autem fideles habent dominos, non contemnant, quia fratres sunt : sed magis serviant, quia fideles sunt et dilecti, qui beneficii participes sunt. Hc doce, et exhortare.3 Si quis aliter docet, et non acquiescit sanis sermonibus Domini nostri Jesu Christi, et ei, qu secundum pietatem est, doctrin : 4 superbus est, nihil sciens, sed languens circa qustiones, et pugnas verborum : ex quibus oriuntur invidi, contentiones, blasphemi, suspiciones mal, 5 conflictationes hominum mente corruptorum, et qui veritate privati sunt, existimantium qustum esse pietatem. 6 Est autem qustus magnus pietas cum sufficentia. 7 Nihil enim intulimus in hunc mundum : haud dubium quod nec auferre quid possumus. 8 Habentes autem alimenta, et quibus tegamur, his contenti simus. 9 Nam qui volunt divites fieri, incidunt in tentationem, et in laqueum diaboli, et desideria multa inutilia, et nociva, qu mergunt homines in interitum et perditionem. 10 Radix enim omnium malorum est cupiditas : quam quidam appetentes erraverunt a fide, et inseruerunt se doloribus malis.11 Tu autem, o homo Dei, hc fuge : sectare vero justitiam, pietatem, fidem, caritatem, patientiam, mansuetudinem. 12 Certa bonum certamen fidei, apprehende vitam ternam, in qua vocatus es, et confessus bonam confessionem coram multis testibus. 13 Prcipio tibi coram Deo, qui vivificat omnia, et Christo Jesu, qui testimonium reddidit sub Pontio Pilato, bonam confessionem, 14 ut serves mandatum sine macula, irreprehensibile usque in adventum Domini nostri Jesu Christi, 15 quem suis temporibus ostendet beatus et solus potens, Rex regum, et Dominus dominantium : 16 qui solus habet immortalitatem, et lucem inhabitat inaccessibilem : quem nullus hominum vidit, sed nec videre potest : cui honor, et imperium sempiternum. Amen. 17 Divitibus hujus sculi prcipe non sublime sapere, neque sperare in incerto divitiarum, sed in Deo vivo (qui prstat nobis omnia abunde ad fruendum) 18 bene agere, divites fieri in bonis operibus, facile tribuere, communicare, 19 thesaurizare sibi fundamentum bonum in futurum, ut apprehendant veram vitam.20 O Timothee, depositum custodi, devitans profanas vocum novitates, et oppositiones falsi nominis scienti, 21 quam quidam promittentes, circa fidem exciderunt. Gratia tecum. Amen.