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  • 1. Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,
  • 2. of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,
  • 3. for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;
  • 4. and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear
  • 5. (not by works that `are' in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,
  • 6. which He poured upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,
  • 7. that having been declared righteous by His grace, heirs we may become according to the hope of life age-during.
  • 8. Stedfast `is' the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee 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. and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.
  • 10. A sectarian man, after a first and second admonition be rejecting,
  • 11. having known that he hath been subverted who `is' such, and doth sin, being self-condemned.
  • 12. When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis, for there to winter I have determined.
  • 13. Zenas the lawyer and Apollos bring diligently 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. Salute thee do all those with me; salute those loving us in faith; the grace `is' with you all!