Version: King James Version (public domain)
1 Timothy
Instructions to a young leader
Paul guides Timothy, his young co-worker in Ephesus, on false teaching, prayer, church leaders and the use of money.
Historical context
With 2 Timothy and Titus it forms the “Pastoral Epistles”, whose Pauline authorship is debated.
Explanation
Best-known passages
- Qualifications for leaders (ch. 3)
- “Let no man despise thy youth” (ch. 4)
- “The love of money is the root of all evil” (ch. 6)