¹ Now the Spirit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error and doctrines of devils,

² Speaking lies in hypocrisy and having their conscience seared,

³ Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful and by them that have known the truth.

⁴ For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected that is received with thanksgiving:

⁵ For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

⁶ These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto.

⁷ But avoid foolish and old wives fables: and exercise thyself unto godliness.

⁸ For bodily exercise is profitable to little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

⁹ A faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

¹⁰ For therefore we labour and are reviled, because we hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.

¹¹ These things command and teach:

¹² Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

¹³ Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation and to doctrine.

¹⁴ Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

¹⁵ Meditate upon these things, be wholly in these things: that thy profiting may be manifest to all.

¹⁶ Take heed to thyself and to doctrine: be earnest in them. For in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee.