but in his own times he made known his word by preaching, which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,

but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled,

Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.

But speak thou the things that are fitting for the sound doctrine.

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.

But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Savior appeared,

he saved us, not of works in righteousness that we did, but according to his mercy through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

But avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and contentions, and legal fightings, for they are useless and vain.