10. 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.
11. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
12. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
13. In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you
14. to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15. which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,