For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed you,

For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;

For there are indeed many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

whose mouth you must stop, who subvert whole houses, teaching things not right for the sake of ill gain.

This witness is true; for which cause convict them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

looking for the blessed hope, and the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify to Himself a special people, zealous of good works.

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions, and strivings about the Law, for they are unprofitable and vain.

When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, hasten to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, so that they may not be unfruitful.