a correctorof the foolish,a teacherof the immature,havingin the Lawthe embodimentof knowledgeand of the truth,
At that timeJesussaid,"I praiseYou, Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.
and are confidentthat you yourselfare a guideto the blind,a lightto thosewho are in darkness,
Do we thennullifythe Lawthroughfaith?May it neverbe! On the contrary,we establishthe Law.
But thanksbe to Godthat though you were slavesof sin,you became obedientfrom the heartto that formof teachingto whichyou were committed,
And I, brethren,couldnot speakto you as to spiritual men,but as to men of flesh,as to infantsin Christ.
Retainthe standardof soundwordswhichyou have heardfrom me, in the faithand lovewhich are in ChristJesus.
holdingto a formof godliness,although they have deniedits power;Avoidsuch men as these.
They professto knowGod,but by [their] deedsthey deny[Him], beingdetestableand disobedientand worthlessfor anygooddeed.
For everyonewho partakes[only] of milkis not accustomedto the wordof righteousness,for he is an infant.
Let not many[of you] becometeachers,my brethren,knowingthat as such we will incura stricterjudgment.
likenewbornbabies,longfor the puremilkof the word,sothat by it you may growin respectto salvation,
