The Good Servant of Christ

⁶ By^[a] teaching these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed faithfully. ⁷ But reject those worthless myths told by elderly women^[b], and train yourself for godliness. ⁸ For the training of the body is somewhat^[c] profitable, but godliness is profitable for everything, because it^[d] holds promise for the present life and for the life to come. ⁹ The statement is trustworthy and deserving of complete acceptance. ¹⁰ For to this end we labor and suffer reproach,^[e] because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.