21. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
22. So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
23. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
24. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,