A Good Minister’s Discipline

⁶ In pointing out these things to ^(A)the brethren, you will be a good ^(B)servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the ^[a](C)sound doctrine which you ^(D)have been following.

³ If anyone ^(A)advocates a different doctrine and does not ^[a]agree with ^(B)sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine ^(C)conforming to godliness,

³ For ^(A)the time will come when they will not endure ^(B)sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

^9 (A)holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in ^(B)sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.

¹³ This testimony is true. For this reason ^(A)reprove them ^(B)severely so that they may be ^(C)sound in the faith,

Duties of the Older and Younger

2 But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for ^(A)sound doctrine. ^2 (B)Older men are to be ^(C)temperate, dignified, sensible, ^(D)sound ^(E)in faith, in love, in ^[a]perseverance.