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

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

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

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 becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

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 sober, 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 discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not 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 sober minded.

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

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

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 he that is of the contrary part 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 servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

Servants -- to their own masters to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, 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 purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

11 F or the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath 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 soberly, 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 L ooking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our 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 peculiar people, 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 T hese things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

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