3For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
4But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,
5not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
6which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
8Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:
9but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
