holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict.

who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.

not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

who gave himself for us, so that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a special people, a zealot of good works.

Faithful is the saying. And I want thee to strongly insist about these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to manage good works. These things are good and beneficial to men.

All those with me salute thee. Salute those who love us in faith. Grace is with all of you. Truly.