but hospitable, a lover of what is good, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled;

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are corrupted and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable and disobedient, unfit for any good deed.

But as for you, teach what befits sound doctrine.

The older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves to much wine, but they are to teach what is good,

and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.

and not to steal, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in everything they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

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

he saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but because of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit,

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and quarrels about the Law, for they are unprofitable and useless.