²³ Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant ^(A)controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. ²⁴ And ^(B)the Lord's servant^[a] must not be quarrelsome but ^(C)kind to everyone, ^(D)able to teach, patiently enduring evil, ²⁵ correcting his opponents ^(E)with gentleness. God ^(F)may perhaps grant them repentance ^(G)leading to a knowledge of the truth, ²⁶ and they may come to their senses and escape from ^(H)the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.

¹¹ Beloved, I urge you ^(A)as sojourners and exiles ^(B)to abstain from the passions of the flesh, ^(C)which wage war against your soul. ^12 (D)Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, ^(E)they may see your good deeds and glorify God on ^(F)the day of visitation.

¹¹ in accordance with ^(A)the gospel of the glory of ^(B)the blessed God ^(C)with which I have been entrusted.

Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners

¹² I thank him ^(D)who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, ^(E)appointing me to his service, ¹³ though formerly I was a blasphemer, ^(F)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But ^(G)I received mercy ^(H)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,