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Be Ready for Every Good Work
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
Obedience to Authorities
Put them in mind to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient to rule, to be ready to do every good work,
Put them in mind to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient to rule, to be ready to do every good work,
to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, [to be] mild, shewing all meekness towards all men.
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
God's Mercy to Us
For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.
For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
But when the kindness and love to man of our Saviour God appeared,
he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
not on the principle of works which [have been done] in righteousness which *we* had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through [the] washing of regeneration and renewal of [the] Holy Spirit,
whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
that, having been justified by *his* grace, we should become heirs according to [the] hope of eternal life.
The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
The word [is] faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
Avoiding Divisions
But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain.
But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain.
As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him,
An heretical man after a first and second admonition have done with,
knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.
knowing that such a one is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.
Final Instructions and Greetings
When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
Final Remarks and Greetings
When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have decided to winter there.
When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have decided to winter there.
Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing.
Zenas the lawyer and Apollos set forward diligently on their way, that nothing may be lacking to them;
And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.
and let ours also learn to apply themselves to good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.