1But you, speak the things that are fitting for sound teaching.
2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, in endurance;
3older women likewise are to be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers, nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good,
4so that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
5to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, good, submitting to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
6Likewise urge the younger men to be self-controlled
7concerning all things, showing yourself a pattern of good works, in your teaching integrity, dignity,
8sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.
9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in all things, to be well-pleasing, not contradicting,
10not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in all things they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior.
11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people,
12training us, so that, having renounced ungodliness and worldly desires, we might live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
13awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
14who gave himself for us, so that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and cleanse for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
15Speak these things, and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
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