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

But do thou speak the things that become sound teaching;

2 T hat the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

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

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

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 teach the young women to be sober, 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 discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient 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 Y oung men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

The younger men in like manner exhort to be discreet:

7 I n all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

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 you.

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 obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

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

10 N ot purloining, but shewing 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 that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

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

12 T eaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, 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 that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing 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 peculiar people, 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 rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

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