A Worker Approved by God

14 Remind them of these things, and ^dcharge them before God¹ not to ^equarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.

23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant ^vcontroversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant¹ must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,