1 Timothy 3(ESV) Qualifications for Overseers The saying istrustworthy: If anyone aspires tothe office of overseer, he desires a noble task.2Thereforean overseer[a]must be above reproach,the husband of one wife,[b]sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable,hospitable,able to teach,3not a drunkard, not violent butgentle, not quarrelsome,not a lover of money.4He must m...

1 Timothy 2(ESV) Pray for All People First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,2for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly anddignified in every way.3This is good, andit is pleasing in the sight ofGod our Savior,4who desiresall people to be saved an...

1 Timothy 1(ESV) Greeting Paul,an apostle of Christ Jesusby command ofGod our Savior and of Christ Jesusour hope, 2To Timothy,my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Warning Against False Teachers 3As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons notto t...

2 Thessalonians 3(ESV) Pray for Us Finally, brothers,[a]pray for us, thatthe word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored,[b]as happened among you,2andthat we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. Fornot all have faith.3Butthe Lord is faithful. He will establish you andguard you againstthe evil one.[c]4Andwe have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are d...

2 Thessalonians 2(ESV) The Man of Lawlessness Now concerningthe coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and ourbeing gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,[a]2not to be quickly shaken in mind oralarmed, eitherby a spirit or aspoken word, ora letter seeming to be from us, to the effect thatthe day of the Lord has come.3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day wi...

2 Thessalonians 1(ESV) Greeting Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving 3We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers,[a]as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one...

1 Thessalonians 5(ESV) The Day of the Lord Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers,a]"[a] you have no need to have anything written to you. 2For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.3While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come up...

1 Thessalonians 4(ESV) A Life Pleasing to God Finally, then, brothers,[a] we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 2For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3For this is the will of God, your sanctification:[b] that you abst...

1 Thessalonians 3(ESV) Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, 2and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker[a] in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, 3that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. 4For when we were with you, we k...

1 Thessalonians 2(ESV) Paul's Ministry to the Thessalonians For you yourselves know, brothers,[a] that our coming to you was not in vain. 2But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. 3For our appeal does not spring from error or imp...