1 ¶ But speak thou the things which are expedient unto sound doctrine,

And thou -- be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

2 t hat the aged men be temperate, venerable, prudent, sound in faith, in charity, in tolerance.

aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

3 T he aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becomes holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of honesty;

aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

4 t hat they may teach the young women to be prudent, to love their husbands, to love their children,

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of husbands, lovers of children,

5 t o be temperate, chaste, good housekeepers, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God not be blasphemed.

sober, pure, keepers of houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

6 Y oung men likewise exhort to be temperate;

The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

7 i n all things showing thyself as an example of good works, in doctrine showing integrity, seriousness, purity,

concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

8 s ound speech, that cannot be condemned; that the adversary may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

9 E xhort slaves to be subject to their own masters and to please them well in all things; not contradicting;

Servants -- to their own masters to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

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

not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

11 ¶ For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men,

12 t eaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live temperately, righteously, and godly in this present world;

teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

13 w aiting for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation 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 of his own, zealous of good works.

who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

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

these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!