1 A nd thou -- be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

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

2 a ged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

that the aged men be temperate, venerable, prudent, sound in faith, in charity, in tolerance.

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

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

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

that they may teach the young women to be prudent, to love their husbands, to love their children,

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

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

6 T he younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

Young men likewise exhort to be temperate;

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

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

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

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

9 S ervants -- to their own masters to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

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

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

not defrauding, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

11 F or the saving grace of God was manifested to all men,

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

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

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

13 w aiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

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

14 w ho 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;

who 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.

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

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