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

But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine.

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

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.

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,

Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

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

so that they may encourage the young women 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 sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

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

Likewise urge the young men to be sensible;

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

in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified,

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

sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.

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

Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

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

not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.

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

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation 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,

instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,

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

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

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 to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

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

These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.