but manifested in his own time; that word of his in proclaiming which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour.

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you might set right the things left unfinished, and appoint presbyters in every city as I had instructed you;

He must hold to the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may be able both to encourage by sound teaching, and to confute our opponents.

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they disown him; in that they are detestable, disobedient, and reprobate for good work of any sort.

that the older men be self-controlled, serious and sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

that older women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers or slaves to much wine, but teachers of what is right.

to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind and submissive to their husbands, in order that God's message be not maligned.

Let the instruction that you give be sound and above reproach, so that our opponents may be ashamed because they find no evil things to say about us.

not to contradict nor pilfer, but to exhibit praiseworthy trustworthiness in every thing, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

He saved us, not because of any deeds that we had done in righteousness, But because of his own pity for us. He saved us by that washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit

In order that being justified by his grace, We might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

This saying is trustworthy. On this I want you to firmly insist; that those who have faith in God must be careful to maintain honest occupations. Such counsels are good and profitable for men.

you may be sure that such a man is perverted and sinning, and is self-condemned.

Let them want nothing, and "let our people learn to devote themselves to honest work to supply the necessities of their teachers," so that they be not unfruitful.