| 1 | Now the Spirit has clearly said that, in the end times, some persons will depart from the faith, paying attention to spirits of error and the doctrines of devils, |
| 2 | speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their consciences seared, |
| 3 | prohibiting marriage, abstaining from foods, which God has created to be accepted with thanksgiving by the faithful and by those who have understood the truth. |
| 4 | For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected which is received with thanksgiving; |
| 5 | for it has been sanctified by the Word of God and by prayer. |
| 6 | By proposing these things to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished by words of faith, and by the good doctrine that you have secured. |
| 7 | But avoid the silly fables of old women. And exercise yourself so as to advance in piety. |
| 8 | For the exercise of the body is somewhat useful. But piety is useful in all things, holding the promise of life, in the present and in the future. |
| 9 | This is a faithful saying and worthy of full acceptance. |
| 10 | For this reason we labor and are maligned: because we hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, most especially of the faithful. |
| 11 | Instruct and teach these things. |
| 12 | Let no one despise your youth, but be an example among the faithful in word, in behavior, in charity, in faith, in chastity. |
| 13 | Until I arrive, attend to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine. |
| 14 | Do not be willing to neglect the grace that is within you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the imposition of the hands of the priesthood. |
| 15 | Meditate on these things, so that your progress may be manifest to all. |
| 16 | Pay attention to yourself and to doctrine. Pursue these things. For in doing so, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you. |
