From Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, charged to strengthen the faith of God's Chosen People, and their knowledge of that Truth which makes for godliness, .

There are, indeed, many unruly persons--great talkers who deceive themselves, principally converts from Judaism,

It was a Cretan--one of their own teachers--who said: 'Cretans are always liars, base brutes, and gluttonous idlers'; and his statement is true.

and may pay no attention to Jewish legends, or to the directions of those who turn their backs upon the Truth.

Everything is pure to the pure-minded, but to those whose minds are polluted and who are unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are alike polluted.

They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.

So, too, that the older women should be reverent in their demeanor, and that they should avoid scandal, and beware of becoming slaves to drink;

that they should teach what is right, so as to train the younger women to love their husbands and children,

and to be discreet, pure-minded, domesticated, good women, ready to submit to their husbands, in order that God's Message may not be maligned.

Urge slaves to be submissive to their owners in all circumstances, and to try their best to please them.

There was, you remember, a time when we ourselves were foolish, disobedient, misled, slaves to all kinds of passions and vices, living in a spirit of malice and envy, detested ourselves and hating one another.

which he poured out upon us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior;

that, having been pronounced righteous through his loving-kindness, we might enter on our inheritance with the hope of Immortal Life.

As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, join me as quickly as possible at Nicopolis, for I have arranged to spend the winter there.

Do your best to help Zenas, the Teacher of the Law, and Apollos, on their way, and see that they want for nothing.

Let all our People learn to devote themselves to doing good, so as to meet the most pressing needs, and that their lives may not be unfruitful.

All who are with me here send you their greeting. Give my greeting to our friends in the Faith. God bless you all.