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

But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:

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

that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, 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 older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, 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 admonish 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 discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

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

Likewise, exhort the young men 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 showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,

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 one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.

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

Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back,

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 fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. Trained by Saving Grace

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 soberly, 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 glorious appearing of our great God and Savior 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 every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

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

Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.