1But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine. 2Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience. 3Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well, 4so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children, 5be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed. 6Exhort young men similarly, so that they may show self-restraint. 7In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness, 8with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us. 9Exhort servants to be submissive to their masters, in all things pleasing, not contradicting, 10not cheating, but in all things showing good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. 11For the grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men, 12instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age, 13looking forward to the blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ. 14He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.
3Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches. 4Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart. 5Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it. 6And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday. 7Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice. 8Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious. 9For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land. 10Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing. 11But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace. 12The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him. 13But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come. 14The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart. 15Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken. 16A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners. 17For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just. 18The Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternity. 19They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied: 20for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away. 21The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates. 22For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish. 23The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way. 24When he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under him. 25I have been young, and now I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread. 26He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing. 27Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and ever. 28For the Lord loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perish. 29But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.
23Jesus responded and said to him: “If anyone loves me, he shall keep my word. And my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and we will make our dwelling place with him.
7But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, would say to him, as he was returning from the field, ‘Come in immediately; sit down to eat,’ 8and would not say to him: ‘Prepare my dinner; gird yourself and minister to me, while I eat and drink; and after these things, you shall eat and drink?’ 9Would he be grateful to that servant, for doing what he commanded him to do? 10I think not. So too, when you have done all these things that have been taught to you, you should say: ‘We are useless servants. We have done what we should have done.’”