\id 1TI - Plain English Version \h 1 Timothy \toc3 1 Timothy \toc2 1 Timothy \toc1 Paul’s 1st Letter to Timothy \mt1 The 1st letter that Paul wrote to Timothy \mt2 (The book in the Holy Bible called \k 1 Timothy\k*) \imt1 About this letter \ip Paul wrote this letter to Timothy about 2,000 years ago, about 30 years after Jesus went back to heaven, and it is now in the Holy Bible. \ip God sent Paul to lots of countries to tell people about Jesus. Timothy was a young man in one of those countries. He heard what Paul said, and he believed in Jesus. After that, he went with Paul and helped him do his work (see Acts 16:1-3). At a town called Ephesus, Paul told Timothy to stay there and look after the church, while Paul went to other places. So Timothy was the pastor of the church in Ephesus. \ip At that time, the Roman people were the bosses over a lot of other nations. They didn’t like Paul telling people about Jesus, so they grabbed him and put him in jail. Paul wrote this letter while he was in jail in the big city called Rome. \ip This is the 1st letter that Paul wrote to Timothy, and it has important messages for us Christians today, especially for ministers and pastors. It can help church leaders work out how to properly look after the people in their churches. \cl Chapter \c 1 \m \v 1-2 Dear Timothy, \p I am Paul, and this letter is from me. God picked me to be Jesus Christ’s special worker. Those 2, God and Jesus, they told me to do this work. God is the one that will save us, and we can be sure that Jesus will always look after us. They gave me this job, to tell everybody this message about them. \p Timothy, I told you about Jesus, and you really believed in him, so now I love you like you are my own son. I pray to God our father, and to Jesus Christ our leader, that they will show you that they love you. I am asking them to be good to you, and to make you feel happy and quiet inside yourself.\x * \xo 1:1-2 \xt Acts 16:1\x* \s1 Some people teach the wrong message \p \v 3-4 Remember when we were in Ephesus, and I left that town to go to Macedonia country. At that time, I told you to stay there in Ephesus. There were some people there that were teaching the wrong message, and I wanted you to stay there and straighten them out. Those people think a lot about old time stories that are not true, and they think about the lists of names of people in their families, and then they use those stories and lists of names to teach lies to people. Anybody that listens to them just gets into useless arguments. People shouldn’t do that, but instead they have to learn about God, and the way he works. They have to learn to believe in God and to do whatever he wants. 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I used to say bad things about Jesus, and I used to make trouble for anybody that believed in Jesus. I didn’t know the true story about Jesus at that time, so I didn’t believe in him. But God felt sorry for me, and he was really good to me. 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So \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w have|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* careful \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w person|strong="G5100"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* pick \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1487"\w* leader. \v 2 \w A|strong="G1510"\w* church leader \w has|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* sort \w of|strong="G1520"\w* \w man|strong="G1520"\w*, \li1 – He has to be a really good man, so that nobody can ever say that he does bad things. \li1 – He can only have one wife, and he can’t sleep with any other woman, like a husband sleeps with his wife. \li1 – He has to have good sense and do things properly. \li1 – He can’t be the sort of man that lets himself go and then does wild things. \li1 – He has to be friendly to other people, even if he doesn’t know them. \li1 – He has to be good at teaching people. \li1 – \v 3 He can’t be a drunken man, or a man that gets into fights. \li1 – He has to be a quiet man that is not hard on people. \li1 – He can’t be a man that loves money. \li1 – \v 4-5 He has to look after his own family properly, then you will know that he can look after God’s people too. If his kids respect him, and if they do whatever he tells them to do, that shows that he is the right sort of man. \li1 – \v 6 He has to be a man that has been a Christian for a long time, not a new Christian. A new Christian might start to think he is smart, and God might have to throw him out, like he threw the devil out after the devil thought he was smart. That devil is now the boss over the bad spirits. \li1 – \v 7 He has to be a man that everybody says is a good man. Even people that are not Christians have to say that he is good. If they know that he is a good man, they will respect him. The devil always tries to make Christian leaders go wrong so that he can shame them. It is like the devil has a trap and tries to catch them in it, but he can’t catch a man that is always good. \s1 The people that help the leaders \p \v 8 \w It|strong="G3361"\w* \w is|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G3361"\w* \w same|strong="G5615"\w* too \w for|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G3361"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w are|strong="G4183"\w* helpers \w in|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G3361"\w* church. \li1 – They have to be really good honest people. \li1 – They can’t be people that get drunk. \li1 – They can’t be greedy, wanting lots of money and things. \li1 – \v 9 They have to really believe the things that God has shown us. And they have to always do the right thing, so that they will not feel bad about what they do. \li1 – \v 10 You need to try them out before you make them church helpers, so first give them some little jobs to do, and if they do them properly, and if nobody complains about them, then you can make them helpers in the church. \li1 – \v 11 Their wives have to be like them, good women that nobody complains about. \li1 – Their wives can’t be the sort of women that say bad things about other people. \li1 – Their wives can’t be the sort of women that let themselves go and then do wild things. \li1 – Their wives have to be honest about everything. \li1 – \v 12 A church helper can only have one wife, and he can’t sleep with any other woman, like a man sleeps with his wife. \li1 – He has to be the sort of man that looks after his wife and kids properly, as well as all the people that live in his house. \p \v 13 \w If|strong="G2532"\w* church helpers \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w 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It is wrong.” And they tell people, “There are some sorts of food you can’t eat. You just have to leave it alone.” Those things that they say are not true. God tells us in his book that he made everything good. That means that he made all food good. We believe that word and know it is true, so we don’t have to leave any sort of food alone. Instead, we can just thank him for it and eat it. God’s word says that all food is good, so we pray to him and thank him for it, and then it is all right for us to eat it. \s1 You have to be a good worker for Jesus \p \v 6 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* teach \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christians|strong="G2424"\w*. \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* worker \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* follow \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3056"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* feed \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirit|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* yourself \w strong|strong="G2532"\w*. \v 7 Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G4314"\w* notice \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* silly stories \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*, stories \w that|strong="G3588"\w* lie \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w train|strong="G1128"\w* \w yourself|strong="G4572"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* respect \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* notice \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \v 8-9 You sometimes hear people say, “If we train our bodies, we will get fit so that we can play sport and live better lives, and that is good for us now. But if we train our spirits to respect God and take notice of him, we will not only live better lives now, but we will live a lot better in the life that will come after we die, just like God promised us. That is a lot better for us.” Well, those words are true, and everybody has to follow that message. \v 10 \w We|strong="G3739"\w* know \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G4103"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w work|strong="G2872"\w* \w hard|strong="G2872"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w sure|strong="G4103"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w give|strong="G3956"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* better \w life|strong="G2198"\w* \w after|strong="G1909"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* die. \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w sure|strong="G4103"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w alive|strong="G2198"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w to|strong="G1519"\w* save everybody, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* really \w will|strong="G2316"\w* save \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w believe|strong="G4103"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*. \p \v 11 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w teach|strong="G1321"\w* everybody \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w them|strong="G1321"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* follow \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w*. \v 12 If \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w think|strong="G2706"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* too young \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* leader, don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* worry. \w You|strong="G4771"\w* live \w the|strong="G1722"\w* right \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w yourself|strong="G4771"\w*, \w and|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1096"\w* \w show|strong="G1096"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* leader. \w Then|strong="G1722"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1096"\w* see \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* Christian \w has|strong="G4102"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* live. \w So|strong="G1096"\w* \w talk|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* right \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G4102"\w* \w talk|strong="G3056"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* right \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G4102"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* everything \w the|strong="G1722"\w* right \w way|strong="G1722"\w*. \w And|strong="G4102"\w* love \w people|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G4102"\w* \w believe|strong="G4103"\w* strongly \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1096"\w*. \w And|strong="G4102"\w* always \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* right. \w Then|strong="G1722"\w* everyone \w will|strong="G1096"\w* see \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* live right, \w and|strong="G4102"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w think|strong="G2706"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* too young. \v 13 So keep \w going|strong="G2064"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w I|strong="G2193"\w* get \w there|strong="G2064"\w*. 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Or \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G5613"\w* \w is|strong="G3956"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w young|strong="G3501"\w* woman, \w respect|strong="G3956"\w* \w her|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G3384"\w* talk \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w her|strong="G3956"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w she|strong="G5613"\w* \w is|strong="G3956"\w* \w your|strong="G3956"\w* sister. \s1 Look after widows that haven’t got anybody to help them \p \v 3 If there \w are|strong="G3588"\w* any \w widows|strong="G5503"\w* \w in|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* church \w that|strong="G3588"\w* haven’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* got any family \w to|strong="G3588"\w* look after \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, then \w the|strong="G3588"\w* church has \w to|strong="G3588"\w* look after \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \v 4 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w widow|strong="G5503"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w family|strong="G3624"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* kids \w or|strong="G2228"\w* grand-kids \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w old|strong="G2192"\w* enough \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w look|strong="G2228"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w her|strong="G2192"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* church’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* job. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* younger \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w remember|strong="G2192"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* kids once, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w woman|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w looked|strong="G2532"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* time \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w widow|strong="G5503"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* job \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w look|strong="G2228"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w her|strong="G2192"\w*. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* happy \w with|strong="G2532"\w* us. \p \v 5 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w widows|strong="G5503"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w alone|strong="G3443"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* haven’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* got \w any|strong="G1909"\w* family \w to|strong="G2532"\w* look \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w widows|strong="G5503"\w* \w trust|strong="G1679"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* care \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G2250"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w praying|strong="G4335"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* asking \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* whatever \w they|strong="G2532"\w* need. \v 6 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* widows don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* think \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* only want \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* fun. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* \w might|strong="G2198"\w* think \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w alive|strong="G2198"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* really, \w their|strong="G3588"\w* spirits \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w dead|strong="G2348"\w*. \p \v 7-8 If people don’t take care of their own family or their own relatives, they are not doing the thing that Jesus wants us to do. 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At the time we were born, we didn’t bring any money with us into this life. And when we die, we can’t take any money with us. So while we live in this life, if we have enough food and clothes, we can be really happy. 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