Letters to the Churches

Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn themselves away from the truth.

All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him: being abominable and incredulous and to every good work reprobate.

But speak thou the things that become sound doctrine:

That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:

That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children.

To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands: that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober.

In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity,

The sound word that can not be blamed: that he who is on the contrary part may be afraid, having no evil to say of us.

Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters: in all things pleasing, not gainsaying:

Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men:

Instructing us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and justly and godly in this world,

Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.

These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work.

To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men.

For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

But when the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared:

Not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy Ghost.

Whom he hath poured forth upon us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour:

That, being justified by his grace, we may be heirs according to hope of life everlasting.