But a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, prudent, just, holy, temperate, Holding fast the faithful word,

To the clean all things are clean; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is clean; but both their understanding and conscience are defiled.

They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and void of judgment as to every good work.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine, That the aged men be vigilant,

not answering again, Not stealing, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may in all things adorn the gospel of God our Saviour.

But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared,

Not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.