holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.

sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he that is opposed to us may be put to shame, having no evil thing to say of us.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a people to be his own, zealous in good works.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the bath of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

knowing that he that is such is utterly perverted, and sinneth, being selfcondemned.