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Ἔστιν Is δέ however πορισμός gain μέγας great ἡ - εὐσέβεια godliness μετά with αὐταρκείας· contentment. οὐδέν Nothing γάρ for εἰσηνέγκαμεν we brought εἰς into τόν the κόσμον, world, ὅτι because οὐδέ neither ἐξενεγκεῖν to carry out τὶ anything δυνάμεθα· are we able. ἔχοντες Having δέ however διατροφάς sustenance καί and σκεπάσματα, coverings, τούτοις with these ἀρκεσθησόμεθα. we will be content.

οἱ Those δέ however βουλόμενοι desiring πλουτεῖν to be rich ἐμπίπτουσιν fall εἰς into πειρασμόν temptation καί and παγίδα a snare, καί and ἐπιθυμίας desires πολλάς many ἀνοήτους foolish καί and βλαβεράς, harmful, αἵτινες which βυθίζουσιν plunge τούς - ἀνθρώπους men εἰς into ὄλεθρον ruin καί and ἀπώλειαν. destruction. ῥίζα A root γάρ for πάντων of all kinds τῶν - κακῶν of evils ἐστίν is ἡ the φιλαργυρία, love of money, ἧς which τινές some ὀρεγόμενοι stretching after ἀπεπλανήθησαν have been seduced ἀπό away from τῆς the πίστεως faith, καί and ἑαυτούς themselves περιέπειραν have pierced ὀδύναις with sorrows πολλαῖς. many.

Σύ You δέ, however, ὦ O ἄνθρωπε man Θεοῦ, of God, ταῦτα these things φεῦγε· flee; δίωκε pursue δέ now δικαιοσύνην righteousness, εὐσέβειαν godliness, πίστιν, faith, ἀγάπην love, ὑπομονήν endurance, πραϋπαθίαν. [and] gentleness. ἀγωνίζου Fight τόν the καλόν good ἀγῶνα fight τῆς of the πίστεως, faith. ἐπιλαβοῦ Lay hold τῆς of the αἰωνίου eternal ζωῆς, life, εἰς to ἥν which ἐκλήθης you were called, καί and also ὡμολόγησας did confess τήν the καλήν good ὁμολογίαν confession ἐνώπιον before πολλῶν many μαρτύρων. witnesses.

Παραγγέλλω I charge σοι you ἐνώπιον before τοῦ - Θεοῦ God, τοῦ the [One] ζωογονοῦντος giving life τά to πάντα all things, καί and Χριστοῦ Christ Ἰησοῦ Jesus, τοῦ the [One] μαρτυρήσαντος having testified ἐπί before Ποντίου Pontius Πιλάτου Pilate τήν the καλήν good ὁμολογίαν, confession, τηρῆσαι to keep σε you τήν the ἐντολήν commandment ἄσπιλον without stain, ἀνεπίλημπτον above reproach, μέχρι until τῆς the ἐπιφανείας appearing τοῦ of the Κυρίου Lord ἡμῶν of us Ἰησοῦ Jesus Χριστοῦ, Christ, ἥν which καιροῖς seasons ἰδίοις in the own δείξει He will display,

ὁ the μακάριος blessed καί and μόνος alone Δυνάστης, Sovereign, ὁ the Βασιλεύς King τῶν of those βασιλευόντων being kings, καί and Κύριος [the] Lord τῶν of those κυριευόντων, being lords, ὁ - μόνος alone ἔχων having ἀθανασίαν, immortality, φῶς in light οἰκῶν dwelling ἀπρόσιτον, unapproachable, ὅν whom εἶδεν has seen οὐδείς no one ἀνθρώπων of men οὐδέ nor ἰδεῖν to see δύναται· is able, ᾧ to whom [be] τιμή honor καί and κράτος dominion αἰώνιον, eternal. ἀμήν. Amen.

Τοῖς To the πλουσίοις rich ἐν in τῷ the νῦν present αἰῶνι age, παράγγελλε instruct [them] μή not ὑψηλοφρονεῖν to be high-minded, μηδέ nor ἠλπικέναι to have hope ἐπί in πλούτου of riches ἀδηλότητι [the] uncertainty, ἀλλ ̓ but ἐπί on Θεῷ God τῷ the [One] παρέχοντι providing ἡμῖν us πάντα all things πλουσίως richly εἰς for ἀπόλαυσιν, enjoyment, ἀγαθοεργεῖν, to do good, πλουτεῖν to be rich ἐν in ἔργοις works καλοῖς, good, εὐμεταδότους generous in distributing εἶναι, to be, κοινωνικούς, ready to share, ἀποθησαυρίζοντας treasuring up ἑαυτοῖς for themselves θεμέλιον a foundation καλόν good εἰς for τό the μέλλον, future, ἵνα so that ἐπιλάβωνται they may take hold τῆς of ὄντως that which is indeed ζωῆς. life.

Ὦ O Τιμόθεε, Timothy, τήν the παραθήκην deposit committed [to you] φύλαξον guard, ἐκτρεπόμενος avoiding τάς - βεβήλους profane, κενοφωνίας empty babblings καί and ἀντιθέσεις opposing arguments τῆς - ψευδωνύμου falsely called γνώσεως, knowledge, ἥν which τινές some ἐπαγγελλόμενοι professing, περί from τήν the πίστιν faith ἠστόχησαν. have gone astray.

ἡ - χάρις Grace [be] μεθ ̓ with ὑμῶν. you all.