Paul a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for promoting the faith of God's chosen people, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness:

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before all ages;

and hath in his own times manifested his word, by the preaching, with which I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

This testimony is true: for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be found in the faith;

But do thou speak the things which become sound doctrine:

the aged women likewise in behaviour as becometh saints, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

not for works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Spirit;

which He hath plentifully shed upon us, through Jesus Christ our Saviour:

This is a word which ought to believed and observed, and concerning these things I would have thee stedfastly affirm, that they who have believed in God be careful to excel in good works: for these things are good and profitable to men.