For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest go on to set right what remained unordered, and establish elders in each city, as I had ordered thee:

if any one be free from all charge against him, husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.

For the overseer must be free from all charge against him as God's steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means;

For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of the circumcision,

who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not to be taught for the sake of base gain.

This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,

For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.

For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain.

When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have decided to winter there.

and let ours also learn to apply themselves to good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.