Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁶ While pointing-out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, while being nourished in the words of the faith and the good teaching which you have closely-followed. ⁷ But be declining^[a] the profane^[b] and old-womanish myths.

But You Be Training Yourself For Godliness In Your Character And Teaching

But be training^[c] yourself for godliness. ⁸ For bodily training is profitable for a little, but godliness is profitable for all things— having promise for the present life and the one coming. ⁹ The saying is trustworthy and worthy of full acceptance. ¹⁰ For we are laboring and struggling^[d] for this^[e], because we have put our hope upon the living God, Who is the Savior of all people— especially of believers. ¹¹ Be commanding and teaching these things. ¹² Let no one be-looking-down-on^[f] your youth, but be a pattern for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. ¹³ Until I come^[g], be paying-attention-to the reading^[h], the exhortation, the teaching. ¹⁴ Do not be careless^[i] of the gift in you, which was given to you through a prophecy with the laying-on of the hands of the council-of-elders. ¹⁵ Be taking-care-with these things, be in these things, in order that your progress may be evident to everyone. ¹⁶ Be fixing-your-attention-on yourself and your teaching. Be continuing in them. For while doing this, you will save both yourself and the ones hearing you.