(and He manifested in proper times His word,) in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Saviour,

holding -- according to the teaching -- to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;

sober, pure, keepers of their own houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

Stedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,