¹ But you speak things which become sound doctrine:

² aged men to be temperate, sensible, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

³ aged women likewise in reverent behavior, not slanderers, not having been enslaved by much wine, teachers of good,

⁴ that they might train the young women to be lovers of husbands, lovers of children,

⁵ discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed,

⁶ the younger men in the same way exhort to be discreet;

⁷ having shown yourself a pattern of good works about all things in doctrine, in purity, sensibleness, incorruption,

⁸ in sound speech, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may he ashamed, having nothing bad to say about you.

⁹ Let slaves be subject to their own masters, well-pleasing in all things , not speaking against them ,

¹⁰ not stealing, but showing all good faith, that they may adorn the doctrine of our Savior God in all things.

¹¹ For the saving grace of God has appeared to all men,

¹² instructing us that having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live discreetly and righteously and godly in the present age,

¹³ looking for the blessed hope and appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

¹⁴ who gave Himself on our behalf, "that He might redeem us from all iniquity" "and purify" "a people" "for His own possession," zealous of good works. Psa. 130:8; Eze. 37:23; Deut. 14:2

¹⁵ Speak these things and exhort and convict with all authority. Let no one despise you.