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and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
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He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
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Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good
For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.
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and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth.
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They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
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Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
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Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
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and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.
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who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
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he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
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This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
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Final Remarks
As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
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Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
