| 3 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 godliness, | |
| 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and strifes of words; from which arise envies, contentions, blasphemies, evil suspicions, | |
| 5 Conflicts of men corrupted in mind, and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness. | |
| 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. | |
| 7 For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. | |
| 8 But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. | |
| 9 For they that will become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. | |
| 10 For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. | |
| 11 But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. | |
| 12 Fight the good fight of faith: lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast confessed a good confession before many witnesses. | |
| 13 I charge thee before God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession, | |
| 14 That thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, | |
