The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.

not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare of their slaves.

False Teachers and the Love of Money

These are the things you are to teach and insist on.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Final Charge to Timothy

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.