but hospitable, loving the good, prudent, righteous, holy, temperate;

To the pure all things are pure: but to the corrupted and unbelieving there is nothing pure; yea, their mind and their conscience are polluted.

They profess to know God, but deny him by their works, being abominable, and unbelieving, and reprobate unto every good work.

But speak you those things which become healthy teaching.

not purloining, but exhibiting all good faith, that they may adorn the teaching of God our Saviour in all things.

but when the goodness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared,

not from works which are in righteousness, which we did, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renewal of the Holy Ghost,

but reject foolish questions, and genealogies, and strife, and controversies about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.