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in meekness teaching those who have opposed, if perhaps God may give them repentance for a full knowledge of the truth,

For men will be lovers of themselves, money-lovers, braggarts, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For of these are those creeping into houses and leading silly women captive, the ones having been heaped with sins, being led away by various lusts,

But they will not go further, for their foolishness will be plain to all, as also that of those became.

All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

so that the man of God may be perfected, being fully furnished for every good work.

For a time will be when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own lusts, they will heap up to themselves teachers tickling the ear;

For I am already being poured out, and the time of my release is here.

For the rest, the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me in that Day, and not only to me, but also to all the ones loving His appearance.

For Demas deserted me, loving the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Only Luke is with me. Taking Mark, bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.

You also be on guard against him , for he greatly withstood our words.

And the Lord will deliver me from every wicked work and will save me for His heavenly kingdom; to whom be the glory to the ages of the ages. Amen.

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you might set in order the things lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I ordered you:

(for the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God), not self-pleasing, not prone to anger, not given to wine, not a quarreler, not greedy of ill gain;

For there are indeed many insubordinate men, empty talkers and mind-deluders, especially those of the circumcision,

whose mouth you must stop, who overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not for the sake of ill gain.

This testimony is true; for which cause convict them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,

For the saving grace of God has appeared to all men,

looking for the blessed hope and appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,