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¹ Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, to be ready to every good work,² to speak evil of no one, not to be quarrelsome—gentle, showing all meekness to all men,³ for we, also, were once thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving manifold desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, odious—hating one another;⁴ and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Savior appeared⁵ (not by works that [are] in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness), He saved us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,⁶ which He poured on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior,⁷ that having been declared righteous by His grace, we may become heirs according to the hope of continuous life.⁸ The word [is] steadfast; and concerning these things I intend you to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works—who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

⁹ but stand away from foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law—for they are unprofitable and vain.¹⁰ Reject a heretical man, after a first and second admonition,¹¹ having known that he has been subverted who [is] such, and sins, being self-condemned.¹² When I will send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.¹³ Diligently send forth Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way, that nothing to them may be lacking,¹⁴ and let them learn—ours also—to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.¹⁵ All those with me greet you. Greet those cherishing us in faith. The grace [is] with you all!