on hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the eternal times,

whose mouth you must stop, who subvert whole houses, teaching things not right for the sake of ill gain.

To the pure all things are pure. But to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

in sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify to Himself a special people, zealous of good works.

whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

knowing that he who is such has been perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

All those with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. May grace be with you all. Amen.