Paul, a bondservant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ for building up the faith of God's own people and spreading a full knowledge of the truths of religion,

For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;

and healthy language which no one can censure, so that our opponents may feel ashamed at having nothing evil to say against us.

Tell them these things. Encourage and rebuke with full authority. Let no one disregard or despise you [conduct yourself and your teaching so as to command respect].

For we ourselves also were in times past, unwise, disobedient, deceived, in danger to lusts, and to divers manners of voluptuousness, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another.

whom he poured out on us in full measure through Jesus Christ our Savior.

Send forward zealously Zenas pertaining to the law, and Apollos, that nothing fail them.

All who are with me send you greetings. Greet our fellow believers who love us. May grace be with all of you! Amen.