They say to him, The emperor’s [or Of Caesar]. Then he said to them, Therefore yield ye to the emperor [or Caesar] those things that be the emperor’s [or Caesar’s], and to God those things that be of God.
But, brethren, I pray you, that ye espy them that make dissensions and hurtings [or offences], besides the doctrine that ye have learned, and bow away from them.
and lechers, to them that do lechery with men, [or and fornicators, to them that trespass with males against kind, sellers, or stealers, of men], leasing-mongers and forsworn, and if any other thing is contrary to the wholesome teaching,
As I prayed thee, that thou shouldest dwell at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou shouldest command to some men, that they should not teach other way,
For time shall be, when men shall not suffer [or not sustain] whole-some teaching, but at their desires they shall gather together to themselves masters itching [or pleasing] to the ears.
taking [or embracing] that true word, that is after doctrine; that he be mighty to admonish in wholesome teaching [or doctrine], and to reprove them that gainsay.
A true word is [this], and of these things I will that thou confirm others, that they that believe in God, be busy to be above [or to be before] others in good works. These things be good, and profitable to men.