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About This Book

St. Paul write this Epistle to his beloved Timothy, being then bishop of Ephesus, to instruct him in the duties of a bishop, both in respect to himself and to his charge; and that he ought to be well informed of the good morals of those on whom he was to impose hands: Impose not hands lightly upon any man. He tells him also how he should behave towards his clergy. The Epistle was written about 33 years after our Lord’s Ascension; but where it was written is uncertain: the more general opinion is, that it was in Macedonia. (For more information, see the article EPISTLES TO TIMOTHY AND TITUS in the Catholic Encyclopedia.)

Chapter Directory

Chapter 1He puts Timothy in mind of his charge and blesses God for the mercy he himself had received.
Chapter 2Prayers are to be said for all men, because God wills the salvation of all. Women are not to teach.
Chapter 3What sort of men are to be admitted into the clergy. The Church is the pillar of truth.
Chapter 4He warns him against heretics, and exhorts him to the exercise of piety.
Chapter 5He gives him lessons concerning widows, and how he is to behave to his clergy.
Chapter 6Duties of servants. The danger of covetousness. Lessons for the rich.

Edition Record

Book: 1 Timothy
Translation: Douay-Rheims Bible
Old Testament: First published at Douay in 1609
New Testament: First published at Rheims in 1582
Revision and Notes: Bishop Richard Challoner, 1749
Historical Imprimatur: James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, 1 September 1899