For there are many disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.

This testimony is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

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

The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

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

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.