Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or remain absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

but prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.

but Christ as a son over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and joyousness of our hope.

Since, then, we have a great highpriest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

let us hold fast the profession of our hope without wavering, for he is faithful who promised;

Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you, I found it necessary to write to you concerning the common salvation, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.

but that which ye have, hold fast till I come.

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and keep those things, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come upon thee.

The form

an instructor of those who lack wisdom, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Law,

But thanks be to God that, though ye were the bondmen of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching which was delivered to you;

for whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to the sound teaching,

If any one teacheth other doctrine, and assenteth not to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

But do thou speak the things which become sound teaching;

Which

and the things which thou didst hear from me before many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, such as will be able to teach others also.

The things which ye learned, and received, and heard, and saw in me, these do; and the God of peace will be with you.

In faith

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

and the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

General references

But do thou speak the things which become sound teaching;