¹³ The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that `is' in Christ Jesus;

⁹ holding -- according to the teaching -- to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;

¹⁴ And thou -- be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,

² and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

¹⁴ and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that `is' in Christ Jesus:

⁹ the things that also ye did learn, and receive, and hear, and saw in me, those do, and the God of the peace shall be with you.

¹⁷ and thanks to God, that ye were servants of the sin, and -- were obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which ye were delivered up;

²⁰ an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.

²⁷ Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

¹⁰ whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

³ if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words -- those of our Lord Jesus Christ -- and to the teaching according to piety,

¹ And thou -- be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

³ Beloved, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints,

³ `Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.

¹¹ Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.

²¹ all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

²³ Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

¹⁴ the good thing committed guard thou through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in us;

²¹ My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

⁴ And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

⁵ Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

⁶ Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.

⁷ The first thing `is' wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.

¹³ Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she `is' thy life.

⁸ discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

¹⁴ Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,

²³ may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful `is' He who did promise),

²⁵ but that which ye have -- hold ye, till I may come;

¹⁸ A tree of life she `is' to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her `is' happy.

⁶ and Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house are we, if the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope unto the end we hold fast.

¹⁴ Mine `is' counsel and substance, I `am' understanding, I have might.

⁴ having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that `is' to all the saints,