² proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage with the utmost patience in teaching.^(A)

¹⁵ Put these things into practice, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress. ¹⁶ Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.^(A)

¹⁵ Declare these things; exhort and reprove with all authority.^[a] Let no one look down on you.

¹³ Until I arrive, give attention to the public reading of scripture,^[a] to exhorting, to teaching.

¹⁴ And we urge you, brothers and sisters, to admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them.^(A)

¹⁹ I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.^(A)

¹³ That testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,^(A)

²¹ All who cleanse themselves of the things I have mentioned^[a] will become special^[b] utensils, dedicated and useful to the owner of the house, ready for every good work.^(A)

⁶ Those who are taught the word must share in all good things with their teacher.^(A)

²⁸ It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.^{[a](A) 29} For this I toil and strive with all the energy that he powerfully inspires within me.^(B)