Bible Verses About Commandments

This brings them under condemnation for having set aside the trust they had at first.

Besides that, they learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and not only idle, but gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn’t.

Therefore, I would rather the young widows get married, have children and take charge of their homes, so as to give the opposition no occasion for slandering us.

If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, she should provide relief for them — the congregation shouldn’t be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are really in need.

The leaders who lead well should be considered worthy of double honor, especially those working hard at communicating the Word and at teaching.

For the Tanakh says, “You are not to muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain,” in other words, “The worker deserves his wages.”

Never listen to any accusation against a leader unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.

Rebuke before the whole assembly those leaders who continue sinning, as a warning to the others.

Before God, the Messiah Yeshua and the chosen angels, I solemnly charge you to observe these instructions, not pre-judging and not doing anything out of favoritism.

But you, as a man of God, flee from these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

Fight the good fight of the faith, take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you testified so well to your faith before many witnesses.

I charge you before God, who gives life to all things, and before the Messiah Yeshua, who in his witness to Pontius Pilate gave the same good testimony,

to obey your commission spotlessly and irreproachably until our Lord Yeshua the Messiah appears.

As for those who do have riches in this present world, charge them not to be proud and not to let their hopes rest on the uncertainties of riches but to rest their hopes on God, who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

Charge them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous and ready to share.

In this way they will treasure up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may lay hold of the real life.

Oh, Timothy! Keep safe what has been entrusted to you. Turn away from the ungodly babblings and the argumentative opposition of what is falsely called “knowledge.”

Follow the pattern of the sound teachings you have heard from me, with trust and the love which is yours in the Messiah Yeshua.

Keep safe the great treasure that has been entrusted to you, with the help of the Ruach HaKodesh, who lives in us.

So, flee the passions of youth; and, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart, pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love and peace.

But stay away from stupid and ignorant controversies — you know that they lead to fights,

and a slave of the Lord shouldn’t fight. On the contrary, he should be kind to everyone, a good teacher, and not resentful when mistreated.

Also he should be gentle as he corrects his opponents. For God may perhaps grant them the opportunity to turn from their sins, acquire full knowledge of the truth,

People will be self-loving, money-loving, proud, arrogant, insulting, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, uncontrolled, brutal, hateful of good,