You however, O man of God, flee these things. But pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.

You therefore, my child, be empowered by the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, [with] which I was entrusted.

Much in every way! First of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

so that we ourselves are boasting in you among the churches of God about your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,

So then, brothers, stand fast and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our letter.

Hold to the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

That good thing which was committed to you, guard by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you learned them,

holding fast to the faithful word as he was taught, that he may be able to exhort by sound doctrine, and to convince those who oppose it.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you like a thief, and by no means shall you know what hour I will come upon you.

he is puffed up, understanding nothing, but [is] morbidly concerned with disputes and word battles, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,

constant wranglings of men of corrupt minds and having been deprived of the truth, supposing that godliness is a means of profit. Withdraw from such [people].

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to futile talk,

But reject profane and old wives' tales, and exercise yourself unto godliness.

But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you learned them,

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

To Titus, a genuine child according to [our] common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God [the] Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

not giving heed to Jewish myths and to commands of men turning away from the truth.

But avoid foolish disputes and genealogies, and strifes and legal fights; for they are unprofitable and futile.

And also some of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. And some were saying, "What does this seed-picker wish to say?" But others [said], "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities," because he was preaching the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

Now all the Athenians and the strangers staying there as visitors spent their time in nothing other than to say or to hear some new thing.

Professing to be wise, they became fools,

For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the prudent I will annul."

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, God was well pleased, through the foolishness of our preaching, to save those that believe.

but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness,

However, we speak wisdom among those that are perfect, but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are being destroyed.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness";

Beware lest anyone captures you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

Let no one rule against you, desiring [to do so] in [false] humility and in worship of the angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, in vain being puffed up by his carnal mind,