III.  Put them in mind to submit themselves to governments, to authorities, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

²to speak evil of no one, to be averse to strife, forbearing, showing all meekness to all men.

³For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

⁴But when the kindness and the love toward man of our Savior God appeared,

⁵not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the bathing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;

⁶which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior;

⁷that, having been justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

⁸Faithful is the saying; and concerning these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have believed God may be careful to take the lead in good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

⁹But avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

¹⁰A man that causes divisions, after a first and second admonition, avoid;

¹¹knowing that he that is such is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

¹²When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, endeavor to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have determined there to winter.

¹³Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, send forward on their journey zealously, that nothing may be wanting to them.

¹⁴And let ours also learn to take the lead in good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

¹⁵All that are with me salute thee. Salute those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.