Only conduct yourselves worthily as becometh the gospel of Christ; that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul wrestling together in the faith of the gospel;

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

firmly attached to the faithful word, according to the doctrine delivered, that he may be able to exhort with sound instruction and to confute the opposers.

but Christ as a son over his own house: whose house are we, if we hold firmly the confidence and glorying of hope stedfast unto the end.

Having then a great high-priest passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.

let us hold fast the profession of hope unwavering, (for he who promises is faithful.)

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you concerning the common salvation, I held it necessary to write unto you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered unto the saints.

Nevertheless that which you have, hold fast till I come.

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and observe, and repent. If then thou art not found watching, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou shalt in no wise know at what hour I will come upon thee.

The form

an instructor of the uninformed, a teacher of babes, holding the form of knowledge and of truth in the law.

But thanks be to God, that though ye were the servants of sin, ye have obeyed from the heart the model of doctrine into which ye were delivered.

for whoremongers, for sodomites, for stealers of men, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing which is contrary to sound doctrine,

If any man teach another doctrine, and attend not to the sound words, which are those of Jesus Christ our Lord, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

BUT speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

Which

And the things which thou hast heard of me before many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who shall be qualified to teach others also.

Whatsoever things also ye have learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these practise, and the God of peace shall be with you.

In faith

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love ye show to all the saints;

but the grace of our Lord hath exceedingly abounded with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus.

General references

BUT speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: