CODEX
SINAITICUS: The New Testament translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript
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Copyright ©2004 Jackson H.
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PAUL TO TIMOTHY - 1
1 Timothy 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ
Jesus according to the appointment of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our
hope,
2 to Timothy, a true son
in the faith. Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our
Lord.
3 As I besought thee to
abide in
4 neither to give heed
to fables and endless genealogies, which cause questionings rather than a
dispensation of God which is in faith:
5 now the end of the
charge is love out of a pure heart, and out of a good conscience, and out of
faith unfeigned,
6 which some having
missed have turned aside to vain talking,
7 desiring to be
teachers of law, understanding neither what they say, nor concerning what they
strongly affirm.
8 But we know that the
law is good, if any ore would use it lawfully,
9 knowing this, that law
is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the
ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and
murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10 for lewd persons, for
sodomites, men-stealers, liars, false swearers, and if any other thing is
opposed to healthful teaching,
11 according to the
gospel of the glory of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
12 And I thank Christ
Jesus our Lord who gave ms strength, because he counted me faithful, putting me
into the ministry,
13 who before was a
blasphemer, and persecutor, and overbearing; but I obtained mercy, because I
did it ignorantly in unbelief,
14 and the grace of our
Lord was very abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 Faithful is the word
and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners, of whom I am chief:
16 however, for this
reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Christ Jesus might show forth the
whole of his longsuffering, for a pattern of those who should believe on him to
life eternal.
17 Now to the King of
the ages, incorruptible, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory from age
to age: Amen.
18 This charge I commit
to thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies that went before on this.
that in them thou mightest war the good warfare,
19 holding faith and a
good conscience, which some having thrust away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
20 of whom is Hymenaeus
and Alexander, whom I have delivered over to Satan that they may be taught not
to blaspheme.
1 Timothy 2
1 I exhort therefore,
first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be
made for all men,
2 for kings and all that
are in an eminent station, that we may lead a tranquil and undisturbed life in
all godliness and gravity.
3 For this is good and
acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,
4 who wills that all men
be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus,
6 who gave himself a
ransom for all; the testimony in its proper times;
7 for which I was
appointed a preacher and an apostle, I speak the truth, I lie not, a teacher of
the Gentiles in faithfulness and truth.
8 I will therefore that
the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without wrath and
disputations:
9 in like manner also,
that women in decorous dress adorn themselves with modesty and soberness of
mind, not in braided hair and gold, or pearls, or costly raiment,
10 but, which becomes
women professing godliness, by means of good works.
11 Let a woman in
silence learn in all subjection;
12 but I suffer not a
woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over a man, but to be in silence.
13 For Adam was first
formed, then Eve.
14 And Adam was not
deceived, but the woman being deceived was in transgression.
15 But she shall be
saved through child-bearing, if they abide in faith and love and holiness with
sobriety.
1 Timothy 3
1 Faithful is the
saying: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a good work.
2 The bishop must then
be blameless, the husband of one wife, watchful, sober-minded, of good
behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach,
3 not fond of wine, no
striker; but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;
4 one that rules his own
house well — having his children in subjection with all gravity; —
5 but if any one knows
not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the
6 not a new convert,
lest having become conceited he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must also
have a good report from those that are without, lest he fall into reproach and
the snare of the devil.
8 Deacons must likewise
be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy after base
gain,
9 holding the mystery of
the faith in a pure conscience.
10 And let these also be
first proved, then let them use the office of a deacon, being blameless.
11 Their wives likewise
must be grave, not slanderers, watchful, faithful in all things.
12 Let the deacons be
husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 For they that have
acted well as deacons purchase for themselves a good degree, and great boldness
in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14 These things write I
to thee, hoping to come to thee shortly;
15 but if I delay, that
thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which
is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
16 And confessedly great
is the mystery of godliness: He who was manifested in flesh, was justified in
spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world,
taken up in glory.
1 Timothy 4
1 But the Spirit speaks
expressly that in latter times some shall apostatize from the faith, giving
heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
2 through the hypocrisy
of liars, seared as to their own conscience,
3 forbidding to marry,
commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be partaken of with
thanksgiving by those that believe and acknowledge the truth.
4 For every creature of
God is good, and nothing to be thrown away, being received with thanksgiving;
5 for it is sanctified
through the word of God and prayer.
6 If thou put the
brethren in remembrance of these things, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ
Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith and good teaching which thou hast
followed;
7 but profane and old
wives’ fables reject; and exercise thyself to godliness.
8 For bodily exercise is
profitable for little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having the
promise of the life that now is and of that to come.
9 Faithful is the word
and worthy of all acceptance.
10 For this reason we
both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the
Saviour of all men, especially of believers.
11 Give these things in
charge and teach.
12 Let no one despise
thy youth, but become a pattern for the believers, in word, in behavior, in
love, in faith, in purity.
13 Till I come give
attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
14 Neglect not the gift
that is in thee, which was given thee through prophecy with the laying on of the
hands of the eldership.
15 Meditate on these
things, be engaged in them, that thy advancement may be manifest to all.
16 Give heed to thyself
and the teaching, continue in them; for in doing this thou shalt save both
thyself and them that hear thee.
1 Timothy 5
1 Rebuke not an aged
man, but entreat him as a father, younger men as brethren,
2 older women as
mothers, younger women and sisters in all purity.
3 Honor widows that are
widows indeed.
4 But if any widow has
children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to
requite their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
5 But she that is a
widow indeed and left alone trusts in God, and continues in supplications and
prayers night and day;
6 but she that lives in
pleasure is dead while she lives.
7 And these things give
in charge, that they may be blameless.
8 But if any one
provides not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has
denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Let not a widow be
taken into the number under sixty years of age, the wife of one husband,
10 well reported of for
good works, if she has brought up children, if she has taken care of strangers,
if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she
has diligently followed every good work.
11 But younger widows
reject; for when they shall become wanton against Christ, they will marry,
12 having condemnation,
because they have set aside their first faith;
13 and at the same time
also they being idle learn to wander about from house to house, and not only
idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things that they ought not.
14 I will therefore that
younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no occasion to the
adversary to speak reproachfully;
15 for some have already
turned aside after Satan.
16 If any believing man
or woman has widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be burdened,
that it may relieve those that are widows indeed.
17 Let the elders that
rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they that labor in word
and teaching.
18 For the Scripture
says: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain, and: The laborer
is worthy of his hire.
19 Against an elder
receive not an accusation, unless before two or three witnesses.
20 Those that sin rebuke
before all, that the rest also may fear.
21 I solemnly charge
thee in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou
observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.
22 Lay hands hastily on
no one, neither be partaker of other men's sins. Keep thyself pure.
23 No longer drink
water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thy frequent
infirmities.
24 The sins of some men
are manifest beforehand, going before to judgment, but some they also follow
after:
25 in like manner also
works that are good are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise can
not be hid.
1 Timothy 6
1 Let as many as are
under the yoke as servants, count their own masters worthy of all honor, that
the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.
2 And they that have
believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren, but
rather serve them, because they are faithful and beloved who are partakers of
the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
3 If any one teach
otherwise, and assent not to healthful words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and to the teaching which is according to godliness,
4 he is conceited,
knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-fightings, from which come
envy, contention, blasphemies, evil surmisings,
5 wranglings of men
corrupt in mind, and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a
source of gain.
6 But godliness with
contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing
into the world: it is evident that we can carry nothing out;
8 and having food and
raiment, with these let us be content.
9 But they that will be
rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires,
which sink men into destruction and perdition.
10 For the love of money
is the root of all evil, which some in longing after have erred from the faith,
and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11 But thou, O man of
God, flee these things; and follow righteousness, godliness, faith, love,
patience, meekness.
12 Fight the good fight
of faith, lay hold on eternal life, for which thou wast called and didst
confess the good confession before many witnesses.
13 I charge thee before
God, who makes all things alive, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate
witnessed the good confession,
14 that thou keep the
commandment without spot, blameless, till the appearing of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
15 which in his own
times he will show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings
and Lord of lords;
16 who only has
immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men has seen, nor
can see: to whom be honor and strength eternal. Amen.
17 Charge them that are
rich in the present age that they be not high-minded, nor trust in the
uncertainty of riches, but in God who gives us all things richly for enjoyment;
18 that they do good,
that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, liberal,
19 treasuring up for
themselves a good foundation, for the time to come, that they may lay hold of
the real life.
20 O Timothy, keep that
which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane, vain babblings and
oppositions of falsely named knowledge,
21 which some professing
concerning the faith have erred.
22 Grace be with thee.