but revealed His Word in its own times in a proclamation, with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior,)

but hospitable, a lover of good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,

To the pure all things are pure. But to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and reprobate to every good work.

But you speak the things which become sound doctrine:

not stealing, but showing all good faith, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

Put them in mind to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to every good work,

to speak evil of no one, not being quarrelsome, but forbearing, showing all meekness to all men.

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

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