10 God has not been bound. For this cause I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they also may obtain salvation which is in Christ Jesus with glory everlasting. 11 Faithful is the saying: for if we died with him, we shall 12 also live with him: if we endure, we shall also reign with 13 him if we shall deny, he also will deny us: if we are faithless, he abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

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Of these things put them in remembrance, testifying fully before God that they strive not about words, a thing 15 tending to no profit, to the subverting of the hearers. Be anxious to present thyself approved unto God, a labourer 16 not ashamed, rightly dividing the word of the truth. But avoid the profane babblings; for they will advance unto a greater degree of ungodliness, and their word will eat as 17 does a canker. Of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who concerning the truth turned aside, saying that the

resurrection has already taken place, and overturn the 19 faith of some. Yet God's firm foundation stands, having this seal, The Lord knew them that are his, and, Let every one that names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteous20 ness. But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some 21 to honour, and some to dishonour: if therefore one purify himself from these, he will be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, profitable to the master, prepared unto every 22 good work. But flee the youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with them that call on the 23 Lord out of a pure heart. But the foolish and ignorant 24 discussions refuse, knowing that they beget fights: but a

servant of the Lord must not fight, but be gentle unto all, 25 apt in teaching, patient of evil, in meekness correcting those who oppose themselves, if God peradventure may give them repentance unto full knowledge of the truth; 26 and that they may return to soberness out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

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BUT know this, that in the last days grievous times will 2 arise. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to

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parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, 3 implacable, calumniators, incontinent, fierce, haters of good, traitors, headlong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure more 4 than lovers of God, who have a form of godliness, but 5 have denied the power thereof and turn away from these. For of these are they who creep into the houses, 6 and lead captive silly women laden with sins, driven along by divers lusts, ever learning and never able to come to 7 a full knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres 8 withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. they will advance no further: for their folly will be fully manifest unto all, as theirs also became. But thou didst 10 follow my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, persecutions, sufferings, such as 11 happened unto me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; such persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord delivered me. Yea, and all who desire to live godly in 12 Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But evil men and 13 seducers will advance to worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But abide thou in the things which thou 14 learnedst and wert assured of, knowing from whom thou learnedst; and that from a child thou knowest the holy 15 writings, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Every scripture 16 inspired by God is also profitable for doctrine, for conviction, for rectification, for discipline which is in righteousness; that the man of God may be complete, fully com- 17 pleted unto every good work.

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I TESTIFY fully, before God and Christ Jesus who is IV. about to judge quick and dead, both his appearing and his kingdom; preach the word, be urgent in season out 2 of season, convict, exhort, rebuke, in all longsuffering and teaching. For there will be a time when they 3 will not endure the sound doctrine, but according to their own lusts will heap to themselves teachers, because they have itching ears: and they will turn away their ears from 4 the truth, and will turn aside unto the fables. But be thou 5

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sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evange6 list, fulfil thy ministry. For I am now being poured out as drink offering, and the time of my dissolution is at hand. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, 8 I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will render unto me at that day, and not to me only but unto all them also that have loved his appearing.

Be anxious to come shortly unto me. For Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and departed unto Thessalonica, Crescens to Gallia, Titus unto Dalmatia ; 11 Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with 12 thyself; for he is profitable to me for the ministry. But 13 Tychicus I sent to Ephesus. The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest bring, and the books, 14 especially the parchments. Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; the Lord will render unto him according to 15 his works. Against whom be thou also on thy guard; for 16 he withstood our words exceedingly. At my first defence

no one came forward with me, but all forsook me may it 17 not be reckoned unto them! but the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fulfilled and all the Gentiles might hear; and I was 18 delivered out of the mouth of the lion. The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will bring me safe into his heavenly kingdom: to whom be the glory for ever 19 and ever. Amen. Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the 20 household of Onesiphorus. Erastus abode at Corinth; 21 but Trophimus I left behind at Miletus sick. Be anxious to come before winter. Eubulus salutes thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

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The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.

TO TITUS.

PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ CH. I. for the faith of God's elect and full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, in hope of life 2 everlasting, which God that cannot lie promised before everlasting times, but in its own seasons manifested his 3 word in preaching, with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour; to Titus a true 4 child after the common faith. Grace and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

For this cause I left thee behind in Crete, that thou 5 shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I commanded thee; if any 6 one is blameless, husband of one wife, having believing children who are not accused of riot or unruly. For the 7 bishop must be blameless as God's steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of gain; but hospitable, a lover of good, 8 soberminded, righteous, holy, temperate; holding fast the 9 faithful word according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine and to convict the gainsayers. For there are many unruly, vain talkers 10 and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision, whose 11 mouths must be stopped, who overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of filthy gain. One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, 12 The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons. This witness is true. Wherefore convict them sharply, 13 that they may be sound in the faith, not giving heed to 14 Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn away from the truth. Unto the pure all things are pure: but 15

unto them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and conscience have been 16 defiled. They confess that they know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

CH. II. BUT speak thou the things which become the sound. 2 doctrine. That aged men be temperate, grave, sober3 minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience; aged women likewise, in behaviour as becomes holiness, not calumniators, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of 4 good things; that they instruct the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children, 5 soberminded, chaste, workers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blas6 phemed. The younger men likewise exhort to be sober7 minded about all things, rendering thyself a type of good 8 works, in the doctrine shewing incorruption, gravity, sound speech, that cannot be condemned, in order that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no bad 9 thing to say of us. Exhort servants to be subject unto their own masters, in all things to be well-pleasing, 10 not gainsaying, not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

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For the grace of God bringing salvation to all men 12 appeared, admonishing us by chastisement, in order that having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and righteously, and godly, in the present 13 world; waiting for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God, and of our Saviour Christ Jesus, 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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These things speak, and exhort, and convict with all command; let no one despise thee.

REMIND them to be subject to principalities, to authorities, 2 to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to blaspheme no one, not contentious, forbearing, shewing all