¹ Bvt speake thou the thinges which become wholesome doctrine,

² That the elder men be watchful, graue, teperate, sounde in the faith, in loue, and in patience:

³ The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,

⁴ That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbands, that they loue their children,

⁵ That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good and subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.

⁶ Exhort yong men likewise, that they bee sober minded.

⁷ In all things shewe thy selfe an ensample of good woorkes with vncorrupt doctrine, with grauitie, integritie,

⁸ And with the wholesome woorde, which can not be condemned, that hee which withstandeth, may be ashamed, hauing nothing concerning you to speake euill of.

⁹ Let seruants be subiect to their masters, and please them in al things, not answering again,

¹⁰ Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

¹¹ For that grace of God, that bringeth saluation vnto all men, hath appeared,

¹² And teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlinesse and worldly lusts, and that we should liue soberly and righteously, and godly in this present world,

¹³ Looking for that blessed hope, and appearing of that glorie of that mightie God, and of our Sauiour Iesus Christ,

¹⁴ Who gaue him selfe for vs, that hee might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purge vs to bee a peculiar people vnto himselfe, zealous of good woorkes.

¹⁵ These things speake, and exhort, and conuince with all authoritie. See that no man despise thee.