¹Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

¹Spominjaj jih, da naj se pokoravajo poglavarstvom in oblastem, naj bodo poslušni, pripravljeni za vsako dobro delo;

²To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

²o nikomer naj grdo ne govore, naj ne bodo prepirljivi, ampak odjenljivi, kažejo naj sleherno krotkost proti vsem ljudem.

³For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

³Bili smo namreč tudi mi nekdaj nespametni, neposlušni, tavajoči, služeči mnogoteremu poželenju in razveseljevanju, živeči v hudobnosti in zavisti, sovraštva vredni, sovražeč se med seboj.

⁴But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

⁴Ko se je pa prikazala dobrota in ljudoljubnost Rešitelja našega Boga,

⁵Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

⁵nas je rešil ne iz del v pravičnosti, ki smo jih mi storili, ampak po usmiljenju svojem, po kopeli preporoda in obnovitve svetega Duha,

⁶Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁶ki ga je obilo razlil nad nas po Jezusu Kristusu, Zveličarju našem,

⁷That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

⁷da bi, opravičeni po milosti njegovi, postali dediči po upanju večnega življenja.

⁸This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

⁸Resnična je ta beseda; in hočem, da o tem krepko pričaš, zato da bode verujoče v Boga skrb, delati dobra dela. To je dobro in koristno ljudem.

⁹But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

⁹A nespametnih preiskav in rodopisov in prepirov in bojev o postavi se ogiblji; brez koristi so namreč in brez veljave.

¹⁰A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

¹⁰Krivovernega človeka zavrni, posvarivši ga enkrat ali dvakrat,

¹¹Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

¹¹vedoč, da je tak človek popačen in greši, z lastno sodbo obsojen.

¹²When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

¹²Kadar pošljem Artema k tebi ali Tihika, si prizadeni, da prideš k meni v Nikopol; tam namreč sem sklenil prezimiti.

¹³Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.

¹³Zena postavouka in Apola skrbno odpravi na pot, da ne bosta ničesar pogrešala.

¹⁴And let our's also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

¹⁴Uče naj se pa tudi naši dobra dela opravljati za nujne potrebe, da ne bodo brez sadu.Pozdravljajo te vsi, ki so pri meni. Pozdravi nje, ki nas ljubijo v veri. Milost z vami vsemi!

¹⁵All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

¹⁵Pozdravljajo te vsi, ki so pri meni. Pozdravi nje, ki nas ljubijo v veri. Milost z vami vsemi!