# Outline of the First Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy 1\. Opening Address (**1:1-2)** 2\. False Teaching in Ephesus (**1:3-11)** A. Speculation and God\'s Law (1:3-7) B. The True Purpose of the Law (1:8-11) 3\. Paul\'s Conversion and Charge (**1:12-20)** 4\. Paul\'s Pastoral Instructions (**2:1-6:2)** A. Prayer and Intercession in Christ (2:1-7) B. Men and Women in the Liturgy (2:8-15) C. Ordaining Bishops and Deacons (3:1-13) D. Timothy as Teacher and Shepherd (3:14-4:16) E. Ministering to Widows, Elders, and Slaves (5:1-6:2) 5\. Final Admonitions (**6:3-19)** A. The Dangers of Error and Wealth (6:3-10) B. Faithfulness and Generosity (6:11-19) 6\. Closing Appeal (**6:20-21)** --- > Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch, *The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament*, Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2010).