1 But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons

2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,

3 forbidding to marry, {bidding} to abstain from meats, which God has created for receiving with thanksgiving for them who are faithful and know the truth.

4 For every creature of God {is} good, and nothing {is} to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving;

5 for it is sanctified by God's word and freely addressing {him}.

6 Laying these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which thou hast fully followed up.

7 But profane and old wives' fables avoid, but exercise thyself unto piety;

8 for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.

9 The word {is} faithful and worthy of all acceptation;

10 for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.

11 Enjoin and teach these things.

12 Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

13 Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

14 Be not negligent of the gift {that is} in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.

15 Occupy thyself with these things; be wholly in them, that thy progress may be manifest to all.

16 Give heed to thyself and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, thou shalt save both thyself and those that hear thee.

1 Otira he korero tino hangai ta te Wairua, ko a nga wa o muri nei ka kotiti ke atu etahi i te whakapono, ka whakarongo ki nga wairua tinihanga, ki nga whakaakoranga a nga rewera,

2 He mea na te hianga o te hunga korero teka; o ratou hinengaro, ano he mea tahu ki te rino wera;

3 E riri ana kia kaua e marena, kia kaua e pa ki nga kai i hanga e te Atua hei mea ma te hunga e whakapono ana, e matau ana hoki ki te pono, me te whakawhetai ano ratou.

4 He pai hoki nga mea katoa i hanga e te Atua, kahore he mea hei rukenga, ina tangohia i runga i te whakawhetai:

5 He mea hoki i whakatapua, na te kupu a te Atua, na te inoi.

6 Ki te whakamahara koe i nga teina ki enei mea, he minita pai koe na Ihu Karaiti, he mea whakatupu ake i runga i nga kupu o te whakapono, o te whakaako pai kua whaia nei e koe a tae noa mai ki naianei.

7 Ko nga korero whakarihariha ia, ko nga mea tito noa a te ruruhi, whakarerea. Ko nga mahi mau ko nga mea o te ngakau karakia.

8 He pai iti nei to te whakamahi i te tinana; tena ko te ngakau karakia e pai ano mo nga mea katoa, kei reira hoki nga korero mo te ora inaianei, mo tera hoki kei te haere mai.

9 He pono tenei korero, he pai hoki kia tangohia rawatia.

10 Koia hoki matou ka mahi, ka tohe, no te mea kua whakamau to matou tumanako ki te Atua ora, ko ia nei te Kaiwhakaora o nga tangata katoa, engari rawa ia o te hunga whakapono.

11 Me kauwhau enei mea e koe, me whakaako.

12 Kei whakahawea tetahi ki a koe, he taitamariki nou; engari hei tauira koe ki te hunga whakapono, tau kupu, tau whakahaere, tou aroha, tou whakapono, tou ngakau ma.

13 Kia aro nui koe ki te korero pukapuka, ki te whakahauhau, ki te whakaako, kia tae atu ra ano ahau.

14 Kei waiho noa te mea homai noa kei roto na i a koe, i homai ra ki a koe he mea poropiti, i te whakapanga ai o nga ringaringa o nga kaumatua.

15 Ata whakaaroa enei mea: kia pau tou kaha ki reira; kia kitea ai e te katoa tou nekehanga ake.

16 Kia mahara ki a koe ano, ki te whakaakoranga hoki: kia u ki enei mea: ki te mea hoki koe i tenei, ka whakaora koe i a koe ano, i te hunga ano hoki e whakarongo ana ki a koe.