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

But speak thou the things which become 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 sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

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

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

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

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

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

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

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

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

Not purloining, but shewing 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 bringeth salvation hath 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 soberly, 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,

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our 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 peculiar people, 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 man despise thee.