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these things are excellent and profitable to everyone. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">9</span>But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">10</span>After a first and second admonition, have nothing more to do with anyone who causes divisions, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">11</span>since you know that such a person is perverted and sinful, being self-condemned.</span></p> <h3><span id="en" class="text">Final Messages and Benediction</span></h3><p><span class="text"><span class="versenum">12</span>When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">13</span>Make every effort to send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way, and see that they lack nothing. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">14</span>And let people learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">15</span>All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.</span></p><p><span class="text">Grace be with all of you.<span data-fn='#fen' class='footnote' data-link='[<a href="#fen-NRSVCE-34194b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote b">b</a>]</span></span></p> <A name="fen"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes</h4><ol><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Titus 3:5">Titus 3:5</a> <span class='footnote-text'>Gk <i>washing</i></span></li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Titus 3:15">Titus 3:15</a> <span class='footnote-text'>Other ancient authorities add <i>Amen</i></span></li></ol></div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. 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