Chapter 3

  Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,  

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  of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,  

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  for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;  

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  and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear  

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  (not by works that [are] in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,  

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  which He poured upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,  

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  that having been declared righteous by His grace, heirs we may become according to the hope of life age-during.  

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  Stedfast [is] the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,  

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  and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.  

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  A sectarian man, after a first and second admonition be rejecting,  

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  having known that he hath been subverted who [is] such, and doth sin, being self-condemned.  

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  When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis, for there to winter I have determined.  

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  Zenas the lawyer and Apollos bring diligently on their way, that nothing to them may be lacking,  

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  and let them learn -- ours also -- to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.  

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  Salute thee do all those with me; salute those loving us in faith; the grace [is] with you all!  

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