4. But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour was revealed,
5. he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth and new life by washing us.
6. God poured out the Holy Spirit abundantly on us through Jesus Christ our Saviour,
7. so that by his grace we might be put right with God and come into possession of the eternal life we hope for.
8. This is a true saying.I want you to give special emphasis to these matters, so that those who believe in God may be concerned with giving their time to doing good deeds, which are good and useful for everyone.
9. But avoid stupid arguments, long lists of ancestors, quarrels, and fights about the Law. They are useless and worthless.
10. Give at least two warnings to those who cause divisions, and then have nothing more to do with them.
11. You know that such people are corrupt, and their sins prove that they are wrong.
12. When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me in Nicopolis, because I have decided to spend the winter there.