it provides a distinction between ἐλεγμόν and ἐπανόρθωσιν and presents a natural chiastic order, since the positive term precedes the negative in the first pair (instruction and reproof) and the negative precedes the positive in the second pair (correction and training in righteousness). Stott goes on to sum up the importance of these words admirably: “Do we hope, either in our own lives or in our teaching ministry, to overcome error and grow in truth, to overcome evil and grow in holiness? Then