6 ¹¹ But you, man of God, must shun all this, and pursue justice, piety, fidelity, love, fortitude, and gentleness. 6 ¹² Run the great race of faith and take hold of eternal life. For to this you were called; and you confessed your faith nobly before many witnesses. 6 ¹³ Now in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Jesus Christ, who himself made the same noble confession and gave his testimony to it before Pontius Pilate, 6 ¹⁴ I charge you to obey your orders irreproachably and without fault until our Lord Jesus Christ appears. 6 ¹⁵ That appearance God will bring to pass in his own good time—God who in eternal felicity alone holds sway. He is King of kings and Lord of lords; 6 ¹⁶ he alone possesses immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light. No man has ever seen or ever can see him. To him be honour and might for ever! Amen.

6 ¹⁷ Instruct those who are rich in this world's goods not to be proud, and not to fix their hopes on so uncertain a thing as money, but upon God, who endows us richly with all things to enjoy. 6 ¹⁸ Tell them to do good and to grow rich in noble actions, to be ready to give away and to share, 6 ¹⁹ and so acquire a treasure which will form a good foundation for the future. Thus they will grasp the life which is life indeed.

6 ²⁰ Timothy, keep safe that which has been entrusted to you. Turn a deaf ear to empty and worldly chatter, and the contradictions of so-called 'knowledge', 6 ²¹ for many who lay claim to it have shot far wide of the faith.

Grace be with you all!