Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of Gods elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times,

but in his own seasons manifested his word through the preaching with which I was intrusted by the commandment of God our Saviour:

whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

But do thou speak the things which become sound teaching;

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the bath of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour,