1. All who are slaves under a yoke should show full respect to their masters so no one will speak against God’s name and our teaching.
2. The slaves whose masters are believers should not show their masters any less respect because they are believers. They should serve their masters even better, because they are helping believers they love.You must teach and preach these things.
3. Anyone who has a different teaching does not agree with the true teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that shows the true way to serve God.
4. This person is full of pride and understands nothing, but is sick with a love for arguing and fighting about words. This brings jealousy, fighting, speaking against others, evil mistrust,
5. and constant quarrels from those who have evil minds and have lost the truth. They think that serving God is a way to get rich.
6. Serving God does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.
7. We brought nothing into the world, so we can take nothing out.
8. But, if we have food and clothes, we will be satisfied with that.
9. Those who want to become rich bring temptation to themselves and are caught in a trap. They want many foolish and harmful things that ruin and destroy people.
10. The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have left the faith, because they wanted to get more money, but they have caused themselves much sorrow.
11. But you, man of God, run away from all those things. Instead, live in the right way, serve God, have faith, love, patience, and gentleness.