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⁹Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
¹⁰Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
¹¹For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
¹²Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
¹³Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
¹⁴Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
¹⁵These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

3Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
²To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
³For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
⁴But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
⁵Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
⁶Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
⁷That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
⁸This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
⁹But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
¹⁰A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
¹¹Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
¹²When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
¹³Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
¹⁴And let our’s also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
¹⁵All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.