1 B ut speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:

But do thou speak the things that become sound teaching;

2 t hat aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

3 t hat aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

that the elder women in like manner be in deportment as becoming those who have to say to sacred things, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is right;

4 t hat they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

that they may admonish the young women to be attached to husbands, to be attached to children,

5 t o be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

6 t he younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

The younger men in like manner exhort to be discreet:

7 i n all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity,

in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,

8 s ound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

a sound word, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us:

9 E xhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying;

bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;

10 n ot purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

not robbing, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which of our Saviour God in all things.

11 F or the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,

12 i nstructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things,

13 l ooking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

14 w ho gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.

15 T hese things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.