7 Pay them all that they should have. Pay taxes to the person who should have the taxes. Pay money to the person who should have the money. Respect the people who should be respected. Honour a person who should be honoured.
12 My brothers, here is something that matters very much. When you make a promise do not ask heaven to hear it, or the earth, or any other thing. When you mean Yes, just say, Yes. And when you mean No, just say, No. If you do that, you will not be judged.
16 So tell one another the wrong things you have done. And tell God about each others needs, so that you will be healed. When a good man talks to God, big things can be done.
16 No person lights a lamp and covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed. But he puts it on the place for a lamp. Then people who come in can see the light.
2 We never do wrong things nor do things in secret. We do not fool people nor change Gods message. No, we tell people the truth openly. We let every person judge us for himself. We know that God sees all we do.
15 Try to show God that you are a good worker. Do nothing you would be ashamed of. Tell the true message in the right way.
18 My children, we must not only talk about loving people; we must show we love people by what we do for them. We must really love them.
9 Do not tell lies to one another. You have stopped being the person you used to be who did wrong things.
6 Do we say that we belong with him? And at the same time, do we live in the dark? Then what we say is not true, and what we do is not right.
17 When people do wrong things to you, do not do wrong things to them also. But try to do good things for all people.
6 That is why you also pay taxes. The rulers serve God and they give all their time to their work.
17 First of all, when God makes people wise, they are holy. They do not fight. They are gentle. They listen to what other people say. They are very kind and do many good things. They do not quarrel. They do not say what is not true.
21 I want to say this. Titus is my close friend and he works with me. And about our other brothers, they have been sent by the churches. They bring praise to Christ.
8 God makes happy those who have clean hearts. They will see God.