1 As many servants as are under the yoke, they must esteem their own masters worthy of all honor, in order that the name of Yahweh and the doctrine not be blasphemed.2 And they must not despise those masters having the faith, because they are brethren. Rather they must serve still more, because those assisting with good services are trusted and beloved. You teach and encourage these things.3 If anyone teaches differently and does not capitulate to sound words: those of our Prince Yahshua Christ, and to the doctrine in accordance with piety4 he is conceited, standing upon nothing, but is mad for inquiries and arguments over semantics from which come envy, strife, blasphemies, wicked suspicions,5 constant contentions corrupting the minds of men and defrauding them of the truth, supposing piety to be a means of gain.6 But a great means of gain is piety with self-sufficiency.7 For we have brought nothing into this order, because neither are we able to take anything out.8 But having sustenance and shelter, in these we should be satisfied.9 Now those wishing themselves to be wealthy fall into a trial and a snare and many brash and hurtful desires, which sink men into ruin and destruction.10 For the love of money is a root of all evil, of which some striving for have been led astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many sufferings.11 But you, O man of Yahweh, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness.12 You must struggle the good struggle of the faith; you must lay hold of the eternal life to which you have been summoned and profess the good profession before many witnesses.13 I command you before Yahweh who brings to life all things, and Christ Yahshua who testified the good profession before Pontius Pilate,14 that you keep this commandment spotless, irreproachable until the manifestation of our Prince Yahshua Christ.15 Which He will show in His own time: the Blessed and Only Ruler, the King of Kings and Sovereign of Sovereigns,16 He alone having immortality, a Light dwelling unapproachable, which not one man has seen, nor is able to see, to whom is honor and power forever. Truly.17 To those who are wealthy in this present age, you exhort neither to be high-minded nor to have hope in uncertain riches, but in Yahweh who provides for us richly all things for enjoyment:18 to do good work, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous, sharing,19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, in order that they would obtain the true life.20 O Timotheos, keep that which is entrusted, avoiding profane empty speech and opposition of falsely labeled 'knowledge',21 which some proclaiming have failed concerning the faith. Favor is with you.