^{1 Ref} But let your words be in agreement with true and right teaching:

^{2 Ref} That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.

^{3 Ref} That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

^{4 Ref} Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,

^{5 Ref} To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.

^{6 Ref} To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:

^{7 Ref} In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,

^{8 Ref} Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

^{9 Ref} Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;

^{10 Ref} Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.

^{11 Ref} For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,

^{12 Ref} Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;

^{13 Ref} Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

^{14 Ref} Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.

^{15 Ref} On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.

^{1 Ref} And thou -- be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

^{2 Ref} aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

^{3 Ref} aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

^{4 Ref} that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of `their' husbands, lovers of `their' children,

^{5 Ref} sober, pure, keepers of `their own' houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

^{6 Ref} The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

^{7 Ref} concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

^{8 Ref} discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

^{9 Ref} Servants -- to their own masters `are' to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

^{10 Ref} not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

^{11 Ref} For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men,

^{12 Ref} teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

^{13 Ref} waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

^{14 Ref} who 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;

^{15 Ref} these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!

^{1 Ref} But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

^{2 Ref} that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:

^{3 Ref} and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

^{4 Ref} that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

^{5 Ref} to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.

^{6 Ref} Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober-minded;

^{7 Ref} in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

^{8 Ref} and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

^{9 Ref} Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;

^{10 Ref} not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

^{11 Ref} For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

^{12 Ref} instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

^{13 Ref} looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;

^{14 Ref} who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

^{15 Ref} Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.