Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to stimulate faith in God's chosen people and to lead them on to a full knowledge of religious truth,

let your message be wholesome and unobjectionable, so that our opponent may be put to shame at having nothing evil to say about us.

You must continue teaching this, and continue exhorting and reproving people, with full authority. Let no one belittle you.

But when the goodness and lovingkindness of God our Saviour were brought to light,

It is a message to be trusted, and I want you to be emphatic about these things, so that those who believe in God may be careful to take the lead in doing good. These things are right and render service to mankind.