Study Desk

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you: for he is suitable to me for the ministry.

You beware of him also; for he has greatly opposed our words.

When I first wrote you, there was no one with me, for all had forsaken me: Do not hold this against them.

And my LORD shall deliver me from every evil work, and will give me life in his heavenly Kingdom: To him be glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are wanting and ordain elders in every city where there is a need as I had commanded you.

For an elder must be blameless, as a steward of God; and he must not be self-willed, not quick tempered, not excessive in the use of wine, not too ready to strike with his hand, not a lover of filthy lucre;

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers of the people, especially those who belong to the circumcision:

Whose mouths must be stopped, for they corrupt many families, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of filthy lucre.

For the grace of God that brings salvation has been revealed to all men.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might purify us to be his own, a new people, zealous of good works.

REMIND all to be obedient and submissive to princes and governors, and to be ready for every good work,

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, misled, and serving divers lusts and passions, living in malice and envy, hated, and also hating one another.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and the theological arguments of the scribes, for they are unprofitable and vain.

When I send Ar''te-mas or Tych''i-cus to you, endeavor to come to me at Ni-cop''olis: for I have decided to winter there.

For we have great joy and consolation in your love, and the hearts of the saints are refreshed.

For this reason, I have great boldness in Christ, to command of you those things which are right,

And for love''s sake I earnestly beseech you; even I, Paul, an old man as you know, and now also a prisoner for the sake of Jesus Christ.

For I would have kept him with me to minister to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel:

Perhaps this was the reason why he left you for a while, that you can now engage him for ever;