| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited. | 1All who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters to be worthy of all respect, so that God's name and His teaching will not be blasphemed. |
| 2But those who have believing masters must not show them less respect because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Summary of Timothy's Duties Teach them and exhort them about these things. | 2Those who have believing masters should not be disrespectful to them because they are brothers, but should serve them better, since those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach and encourage these things. |
| 3If someone spreads false teachings and does not agree with sound words (that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness, | 3If anyone teaches other doctrine and does not agree with the sound teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching that promotes godliness, |
| 4he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions, | 4he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions, |
| 5and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit. | 5and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain. |
| 6Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit. | 6But godliness with contentment is a great gain. |
| 7For we have brought nothing into this world and so we cannot take a single thing out either. | 7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out. |
| 8But if we have food and shelter, we will be satisfied with that. | 8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. |
| 9Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. | 9But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction. |
| 10For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains. | 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. |
| 11But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness. | 11But you, man of God, run from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. |
| 12Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses. | 12Fight the good fight for the faith; take hold of eternal life that you were called to and have made a good confession about in the presence of many witnesses. |
| 13I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate, | 13In the presence of God, who gives life to all, and of Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you |
| 14to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ | 14to keep the command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 15 --whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the king of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time. | 15God will bring this about in His own time. He is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords, |
| 16He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen. | 16the only One who has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; no one has seen or can see Him, to Him be honor and eternal might. Amen. |
| 17Command those who are rich in this world's goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment. | 17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy. |
| 18Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. | 18Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share, |
| 19In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life. | 19storing up for themselves a good reserve for the age to come, so that they may take hold of life that is real. |
| 20O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called "knowledge." | 20Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent, empty speech and contradictions from the "knowledge" that falsely bears that name. |
| 21By professing it, some have strayed from the faith. Grace be with you all. | 21By professing it, some people have deviated from the faith. Grace be with all of you. |
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