holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict.

This testimony is true, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so that they may be sound in the faith,

so that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

to be serious-minded, pure, homemakers, good, submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

not pilfering, but demonstrating all good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

disciplining us, so that, having denied irreverence and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and piously in the present age.

who gave himself for us, so that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a special people, a zealot of good works.

So that, having been made righteous by the grace of that man, we may become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Faithful is the saying. And I want thee to strongly insist about these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to manage good works. These things are good and beneficial to men.

Help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way diligently, so that nothing may be lacking for them.

And also let our men learn to be in the lead of good works for the essential needs, so that they may not be unfruitful.