to finish what you started, so that just as you wanted to do it eagerly, you can also complete it according to your means.

Thus we urged Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, so also he should complete this act of kindness for you.

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.