To do this you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

and so incur judgment for breaking their former pledge.

By professing it, some have strayed from the faith. Grace be with you all.

But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.