Thisis a trustworthystatement;and concerningthese thingsI wantyou to speak confidently,sothat thosewho have believedGodwill be carefulto engagein gooddeeds.These thingsare goodand profitablefor men.
"Can a vigorous manbe of useto God,Ora wiseman be usefulto himself?
Becausethey did not believein GodAnd did not trustin His salvation.
A false witnesswill perish,But the manwho listens[to the truth] will speakforever.
and to thosehe said,'You alsogointo the vineyard,and whateveris rightI will giveyou.' And [so] they went.
And Jesuscriedout and said,"He who believesin Me, does not believein Me but in Him who sentMe.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, he who hearsMy word,and believesHim who sentMe, haseternallife,and does not comeinto judgment,but has passedout of deathinto life.
They saidto her, "You are out of your mind!"But she kept insistingthat it was so.They kept saying,"It is his angel."
But to the one who does not work,but believesin Him who justifiesthe ungodly,his faithis creditedas righteousness,
But havingthe samespiritof faith,accordingto what is written,"I BELIEVED,THEREFOREI SPOKE,"we alsobelieve,thereforewe alsospeak,
He who stealsmust stealno longer;but ratherhe must labor,performingwith his ownhandswhat is good,sothat he will have[something] to sharewith onewho hasneed.
It is a trustworthystatement,deservingfullacceptance,that ChristJesuscameinto the worldto savesinners,among whomI amforemost[of all].
ThereforeI wantthe menin everyplaceto pray,liftingup holyhands,withoutwrathand dissension.
having a reputationfor goodworks;[and] ifshe has brought up children,ifshe has shown hospitality to strangers,ifshe has washedthe saints'feet,ifshe has assistedthose in distress,[and] ifshe has devoted herselfto everygoodwork.
For thisreasonI alsosufferthese things,but I am not ashamed;for I knowwhomI have believedand I am convincedthat He is ableto guardwhat I have entrustedto Him untilthat day.
holding fastthe faithfulwordwhich is in accordancewith the teaching,sothat he will be ablebothto exhortin sounddoctrineand to refutethosewho contradict.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
in all thingsshowyourselfto be an exampleof gooddeeds,[with] purityin doctrine,dignified,
Remindthem to be subjectto rulers,to authorities,to be obedient,to be readyfor everygooddeed,
Our peoplemust alsolearnto engagein gooddeedsto meet pressingneeds,sothat they will not be unfruitful.
who formerlywas uselessto you, but nowis usefulbothto you and to me.
and let us considerhow to stimulateone anotherto loveand gooddeeds,
who throughHim are believersin God,who raisedHim from the deadand gaveHim glory,sothat your faithand hopeare in God.
