It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long;

for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching.