In His own time He has revealed His message in the proclamation that I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior:

For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.

This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith

and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth.

They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.

Older men are to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.

In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive to their husbands, so that God’s message will not be slandered.

In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled

Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,

to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.

He saved us—
not by works of righteousness that we had done,
but according to His mercy,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

so that having been justified by His grace,
we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.

And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works for cases of urgent need, so that they will not be unfruitful.

All those who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.