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1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
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1 You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.
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2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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2 Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
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3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
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3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.
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4 That they may teach the young women to be sober , to love their husbands, to love their children,
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4 Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
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5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed .
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5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
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6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded .
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6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
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7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
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7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
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8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed , having no evil thing to say of you.
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8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
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9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again ;
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9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them,
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10 Not purloining , but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
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10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.
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