If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of rebellion or unruly.

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not given to dishonest gain;

Holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to refute the opposition.

Whose mouths must be stopped, who ruin whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain.

This witness is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

That the aged men be sensible, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becomes holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

That they may teach the young women to be sensible, to love their husbands, to love their children,

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Young men likewise exhort to be sensible.

Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is an opponent may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not talking back;

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I desire that you affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

When I shall send Artemas unto you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be lacking unto them.

And let our own also learn to maintain good works for urgent needs, that they not be unfruitful.

All that are with me greet you. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.