¹⁰ and so I am willing to put up with anything. Then God's special people will be saved and given eternal glory because they belong to Christ Jesus. ¹¹ Here is a true message:

An Approved Worker

¹⁴ Don't let anyone forget these things. And with God^[a] as your witness, you must warn them not to argue about words. These arguments don't help anyone. In fact, they ruin everyone who listens to them.

¹⁰ and so I am willing to put up with anything. Then God's special people will be saved and given eternal glory because they belong to Christ Jesus. ¹¹ Here is a true message:

An Approved Worker

¹⁴ Don't let anyone forget these things. And with God^[a] as your witness, you must warn them not to argue about words. These arguments don't help anyone. In fact, they ruin everyone who listens to them. ¹⁵ Do your best to win God's approval as a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed and who teaches only the true message.

¹⁶ Keep away from worthless and useless talk. It only leads people farther away from God. ¹⁷ That sort of talk is like a sore that won't heal. And Hymenaeus and Philetus have been talking this way ¹⁸ by teaching that the dead have already been raised to life. This is far from the truth, and it is destroying the faith of some people.