Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only {use} not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

I thank God, whom I serve from {my} forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, {see that ye} love one another with a pure heart fervently:

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

For Christ {is} the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

The like figure whereunto {even} baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Unto the pure all things {are} pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving {is} nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. {right: or, constant}

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men {and} brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. {shall: or, will}

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. {is born: Gr. has been born}

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. {He...: Heb. The clean of hands}

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse {your} hands, {ye} sinners; and purify {your} hearts, {ye} double minded.

And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

But if thy brother be grieved with {thy} meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. {charitably: Gr. according to charity}

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become {as} sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Blessed {are} the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and {toward} men.

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? {spot: or, fault}

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become {as} sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these {is} charity.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, {see that ye} love one another with a pure heart fervently:

{Let} love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Let all your things be done with charity.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. {shall: or, will}

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, {even} in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, {and} to keep himself unspotted from the world.

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and {toward} men.

I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last {to be} more than the first.

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. {alone: Gr. by itself}

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. {without: some copies read, by}

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

And above all these things {put on} charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. {message: or, commandment}

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

I thank God, whom I serve from {my} forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. {sober: or, vigilant}

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments {is}, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace {be} with you all. Amen. «{It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.}»

What {doth it} profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also {to see} you: