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For among them are those who enter into households and take captive weak women weighed down with sins, being led on by various desires,

But they will not make further progress, for their folly will be obvious to all, just as theirs was also.

All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,

so that the man of God may be equipped, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.

In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.

for Demas, having loved this present age, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Only Luke is with me. Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed our words.

Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's elect and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,

For the overseer must be beyond reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of dishonest gain,

For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of dishonest gain.

This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,

They profess to know God, but by their works they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and unfit for any good work.

But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,