,this e,book was produced by ,david ,widger from etext #aeha prepared by ,dennis ,mc,carthy1 ,atlanta1 ,georgia and ,tad ,book1 student1 ,pontifical ,north ,american ,college1 ,rome4 ,,the ,,holy ,,bible ,translated from the ,latin ,vulgate ,diligently ,compared with the ,hebrew1 ,greek1 and ,other ,editions in ,divers ,languages ,,the ,,old ,,testament ,first ,published by the ,english ,college at ,douay ,a4,d4 #afji #afaj and ,,the ,,new ,,testament ,first ,published by the ,english ,college at ,rheims ,a4,d4 #aehb ,with ,annotations ,the ,whole ,revised and ,diligently ,compared with the ,latin ,vulgate by ,bishop ,richard ,challoner ,a4,d4 #agdi-ageb ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,timothy ,st4 ,paul write this ,epistle to his ,,beloved ,,timothy1 being then bishop of ,ephesus1 to instruct him in the duties of a bishop1 both in respect to himself and to his charge2 and that he ought to be well informed of the good morals of those on whom he was to impose hands3 ,impose not hands lightly upon any man4 ,he tells him also how he should behave towards his clergy4 ,the ,epistle was written about #cc years after our ,lord's ,ascension2 but where it was written is uncertain3 the more general opinion is1 that it was in ,macedonia4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #a ,he puts ,timothy in mind of his charge and blesses ,god for the mercy he himself had received4 #a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 according to the commandment of ,god our ,saviour and ,christ ,jesus our hope3 #a3b4 ,to ,timothy1 his beloved son in faith4 ,grace1 mercy and peace1 from ,god the ,father and from ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 #a3c4 ,as ,i desired thee to remain at ,ephesus when ,i went into ,macedonia1 that thou mightest charge some not to teach otherwise3 #a3d4 ,not to give heed to fables and endless genealogies1 which furnish questions rather than the edification of ,god which is in faith4 #a3e4 ,now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart1 and a good conscience1 and an unfeigned faith4 #a3f4 ,from which things some1 going astray1 are turned aside unto vain babbling3 #a3g4 ,desiring to be teachers of the law3 understanding neither the things they say1 nor whereof they affirm4 #a3h4 ,but we know that the law is good1 if a man use it lawfully4 #a3i4 ,knowing this3 ,that the law is not made for the just man but for the unjust and disobedient1 for the ungodly and for sinners1 for the wicked and defiled1 for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers1 for manslayers1 ,the law is not444 ,he means1 that the just man doth good1 and avoideth evil1 not as compelled by the law1 and merely for fear of the punishment appointed for transgressors2 but voluntarily1 and out of the love of ,god and virtue2 and would do so1 though there were no law4 #a3aj4 ,for fornicators1 for them who defile themselves with mankind1 for menstealers1 for liars1 for perjured persons1 and whatever other thing is contrary to sound doctrine3 #a3aa4 ,which is according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed ,god which hath been committed to my trust4 #a3ab4 ,i give him thanks who hath strengthened me1 even to ,christ ,jesus our ,lord1 for that he hath counted me faithful1 putting me in the ministry3 #a3ac4 ,who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious4 ,but ,i obtained the mercy of ,god1 because ,i did it ignorantly in unbelief4 #a3ad4 ,now the grace of our ,lord hath abounded exceedingly with faith and love1 which is in ,christ ,jesus4 #a3ae4 ,a faithful saying1 and worthy of all acceptation1 that ,christ ,jesus came into the world to save sinners1 of whom ,i am the chief4 #a3af4 ,but for this cause have ,i obtained mercy3 that in me first ,christ ,jesus might shew forth all patience1 for the information of them that shall believe in him unto life everlasting4 #a3ag4 ,now to the king of ages1 immortal1 invisible1 the only ,god1 be honour and glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #a3ah4 ,this precept1 ,i commend to thee1 ,o son ,timothy3 according to the prophecies going before on thee1 that thou war in them a good warfare1 #a3ai4 ,having faith and a good conscience1 which some rejecting have made shipwreck concerning the faith4 #a3bj4 ,of whom is ,hymeneus and ,alexander1 whom ,i have delivered up to ,satan1 that they may learn not to blaspheme4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #b ,prayers are to be said for all men1 because ,god wills the salvation of all4 ,women are not to teach4 #b3a4 ,i desire therefore1 first of all1 that supplications1 prayers1 intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all men3 #b3b4 ,for kings and for all that are in high station3 that we may lead a quiet and a peaceable life in all piety and chastity4 #b3c4 ,for this is good and acceptable in the sight of ,god our ,saviour1 #b3d4 ,who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth4 #b3e4 ,for there is one ,god3 and one mediator of ,god and men1 the man ,christ ,jesus3 ,one mediator444 ,christ is the one and only mediator of redemption1 who gave himself1 as the apostle writes in the following verse4 #b3f4 ,who gave himself a redemption for all1 a testimony in due times1 a redemption for all4444 ,he is also the only mediator1 who stands in need of no other to recommend his petitions to the ,father4 ,but this is not against our seeking the prayers and intercession1 as well of the faithful upon earth1 as of the saints and angels in heaven1 for obtaining mercy1 grace1 and salvation1 through ,jesus ,christ4 ,as ,st4 ,paul himself often desired the help of the prayers of the faithful1 without any injury to the mediatorship of ,jesus ,christ4 #b3g4 ,whereunto ,i am appointed a preacher and an apostle 7,i say the truth1 ,i lie not71 a doctor of the ,gentiles in faith and truth4 #b3h4 ,i will therefore that men pray in every place1 lifting up pure hands1 without anger and contention4 #b3i4 ,in like manner1 women also in decent apparel3 adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety1 not with plaited hair1 or gold1 or pearls1 or costly attire3 #b3aj4 ,but1 as it becometh women professing godliness1 with good works4 #b3aa4 ,let the woman learn in silence with all subjection4 #b3ab4 ,but ,i suffer not a woman to teach1 nor to use authority over the man3 but to be in silence4 #b3ac4 ,for ,adam was first formed2 then ,eve4 #b3ad4 ,and ,adam was not seduced2 but the woman1 being seduced1 was in the transgression4 #b3ae4 ,yet she shall be saved through child bearing2 if she continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #c ,what sort of men are to be admitted into the clergy4 ,the church is the pillar of truth4 #c3a4 ,a faithful saying3 ,if a man desire the office of a bishop1 he desireth good work4 #c3b4 ,it behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless1 the husband of one wife1 sober1 prudent1 of good behaviour1 chaste1 given to hospitality1 a teacher1 ,of one wife4444 ,the meaning is not that every bishop should have a wife 7for ,st4 ,paul himself had none71 but that no one should be admitted to the holy orders of bishop1 priest1 or deacon1 who had been married more than once4 #c3c4 ,not given to wine1 no striker1 but modest1 not quarrelsome1 not covetous1 but #c3d4 ,one that ruleth well his own house1 having his children in subjection with all chastity4 #c3e4 ,but if a man know not how to rule his own house1 how shall he take care of the church of ,god8 #c3f4 ,not a neophyte3 lest1 being puffed up with pride1 he fall into the judgment of the devil4 ,a neophyte4444 ,that is1 one lately baptized1 a young convert4 #c3g4 ,moreover1 he must have a good testimony of them who are without3 lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil4 #c3h4 ,deacons in like manner3 chaste1 not double tongued1 not given to much wine1 not greedy of filthy lucre3 #c3i4 ,holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience4 #c3aj4 ,and let these also first be proved3 and so let them minister1 having no crime4 #c3aa4 ,the women in like manner3 chaste1 not slanderers1 but sober1 faithful in all things4 #c3ab4 ,let deacons be the husbands of one wife3 who rule well their children and their own houses4 #c3ac4 ,for they that have ministered well shall purchase to themselves a good degree and much confidence in the faith which is in ,christ ,jesus4 #c3ad4 ,these things ,i write to thee1 hoping that ,i shall come to thee shortly4 #c3ae4 ,but if ,i tarry long1 that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of ,god1 which is the church of the living ,god1 the pillar and ground of the truth4 ,the pillar and ground of the truth4444 ,therefore the church of the living ,god can never uphold error1 nor bring in corruptions1 superstition1 or idolatry4 #c3af4 ,and evidently great is the mystery of godliness1 which was manifested in the flesh1 was justified in the spirit1 appeared unto angels1 hath been preached unto the ,gentiles1 is believed in the world1 is taken up in glory4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #d ,he warns him against heretics1 and exhorts him to the exercise of piety4 #d3a4 ,now the ,spirit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall depart from the faith1 giving heed to spirits of error and doctrines of devils1 #d3b4 ,speaking lies in hypocrisy and having their conscience seared1 #d3c4 ,forbidding to marry1 to abstain from meats1 which ,god hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful and by them that have known the truth4 ,forbidding to marry1 to abstain from meats4444 ,he speaks of the ,gnostics1 the ,marcionites1 the ,eneratites1 the ,manicheans1 and other ancient heretics1 who absolutely condemned marriage1 and the use of all kind of meat2 because they pretended that all flesh was from an evil principle4 ,whereas the church of ,god1 so far from condemning marriage1 holds it a holy sacrament2 and forbids it to none but such as by vow have chosen the better part3 and prohibits not the use of any meats whatsoever in proper times and seasons2 though she does not judge all kind of diet proper for days of fasting and penance4 #d3d4 ,for every creature of ,god is good1 and nothing to be rejected that is received with thanksgiving3 #d3e4 ,for it is sanctified by the word of ,god and prayer4 #d3f4 ,these things proposing to the brethren1 thou shalt be a good minister of ,christ ,jesus1 nourished up in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto4 #d3g4 ,but avoid foolish and old wives fables3 and exercise thyself unto godliness4 #d3h4 ,for bodily exercise is profitable to little3 but godliness is profitable to all things1 having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come4 #d3i4 ,a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation4 #d3aj4 ,for therefore we labour and are reviled1 because we hope in the living ,god1 who is the ,saviour of all men1 especially of the faithful4 #d3aa4 ,these things command and teach3 #d3ab4 ,let no man despise thy youth3 but be thou an example of the faithful1 in word1 in conversation1 in charity1 in faith1 in chastity4 #d3ac4 ,till ,i come1 attend unto reading1 to exhortation and to doctrine4 #d3ad4 ,neglect not the grace that is in thee1 which was given thee by prophecy1 with imposition of the hands of the priesthood4 #d3ae4 ,meditate upon these things1 be wholly in these things3 that thy profiting may be manifest to all4 #d3af4 ,take heed to thyself and to doctrine3 be earnest in them4 ,for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #e ,he gives him lessons concerning widows1 and how he is to behave to his clergy4 #e3a4 ,an ancient man rebuke not1 but entreat him as a father3 young men1 as brethren3 #e3b4 ,old women1 as mothers3 young women1 as sisters1 in all chastity4 #e3c4 ,honour widows that are widows indeed4 #e3d4 ,but if any widow have children or grandchildren1 let her learn first to govern her own house and to make a return of duty to her parents2 for this is acceptable before ,god4 #e3e4 ,but she that is a widow indeed1 and desolate1 let her trust in ,god and continue in supplications and prayers night and day4 #e3f4 ,for she that liveth in pleasures is dead while she is living4 #e3g4 ,and this give in charge1 that they may be blameless4 #e3h4 ,but if any man have not care of his own and especially of those of his house1 he hath denied the faith and is worse than an infidel4 #e3i4 ,let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age1 who hath been the wife of one husband4 #e3aa4 ,but the younger widows avoid4 ,for when they have grown wanton in ,christ1 they will marry3 #e3ab4 ,having damnation1 because they have made void their first faith4 ,their first faith4444 ,their vow1 by which they had engaged themselves to ,christ4 #e3ac4 ,and withal being idle they learn to go about from house to house3 and are not only idle1 but tattlers also and busy bodies1 speaking things which they ought not4 #e3ad4 ,i will1 therefore1 that the younger should marry1 bear children1 be mistresses of families1 give no occasion to the adversary to speak evil4 #e3ae4 ,for some are already turned aside after ,satan4 #e3af4 ,if any of the faithful have widows1 let him minister to them1 and let not the church be charged3 that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed4 #e3ag4 ,let the priests that rule well be esteemed worthy of double honour3 especially they who labour in the word and doctrine4 #e3ah4 ,for the scripture saith3 ,thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn3 and1 ,the labourer is worthy of his reward4 #e3ai4 ,against a priest receive not an accusation1 but under two or three witnesses4 #e3bj4 ,them that sin reprove before all that the rest also may have fear4 #e3ba4 ,i charge thee1 before ,god and ,christ ,jesus and the elect angels1 that thou observe these things without prejudice1 doing nothing by declining to either side4 #e3bb4 ,impose not hands lightly upon any man1 neither be partaker of other men's sins4 ,keep thyself chaste4 #e3bc4 ,do not still drink water1 but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thy frequent infirmities4 #e3bd4 ,some men's sins are manifest1 going before to judgment3 and some men they follow after4 #e3be4 ,in like manner also good deeds are manifest3 and they that are otherwise cannot be hid4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #f ,duties of servants4 ,the danger of covetousness4 ,lessons for the rich4 #f3a4 ,whosoever are servants under the yoke1 let them count their masters worthy of all honour2 lest the name of the ,lord and his doctrine be blasphemed4 #f3b4 ,but they that have believing masters1 let them not despise them1 because they are brethren2 but serve them the rather1 because they are faithful and beloved1 who are partakers of the benefit4 ,these things teach and exhort4 #f3c4 ,if any man teach otherwise and consent not to the sound words of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness1 #f3d4 ,he is proud1 knowing nothing1 but sick about questions and strifes of words2 from which arise envies1 contentions1 blasphemies1 evil suspicions1 #f3e4 ,conflicts of men corrupted in mind and who are destitute of the truth1 supposing gain to be godliness4 #f3f4 ,but godliness with contentment is great gain4 #f3g4 ,for we brought nothing into this world3 and certainly we can carry nothing out4 #f3h4 ,but having food and wherewith to be covered1 with these we are content4 #f3i4 ,for they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires1 which drown men into destruction and perdition4 #f3aj4 ,for the desire of money is the root of all evils2 which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows4 #f3aa4 ,but thou1 ,o man of ,god1 fly these things3 and pursue justice1 godliness1 faith1 charity1 patience1 mildness4 #f3ab4 ,fight the good fight of faith4 ,lay hold on eternal life1 whereunto thou art called and be it confessed a good confession before many witnesses4 #f3ac4 ,i charge thee before ,god who quickeneth all things1 and before ,christ ,jesus who gave testimony under ,pontius ,pilate1 a good confession3 #f3ad4 ,that thou keep the commandment without spot1 blameless1 unto the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 #f3ae4 ,which in his times he shall shew1 who is the ,blessed and only ,mighty1 the ,king of kings and ,lord of lords3 #f3af4 ,who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible3 whom no man hath seen1 nor can see3 to whom be honour and empire everlasting4 ,amen4 #f3ag4 ,charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches1 but in the living ,god 7who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy7 #f3ah4 ,to do good1 to be rich in good work1 to give easily1 to communicate to others1 #f3ai4 ,to lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come1 that they may lay hold on the true life4 #f3bj4 ,o ,timothy1 keep that which is committed to thy trust1 avoiding the profane novelties of words and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called4 #f3ba4 ,which some promising1 have erred concerning the faith4 ,grace be with thee4 ,amen4