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1 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.
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1 You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.
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2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
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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 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,
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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 and so train the young women to love their husbands and 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 self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
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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 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
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6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
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7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,
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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 and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
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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 Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
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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 pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
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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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11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
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11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
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12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
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12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
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13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
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13 while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
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14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
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14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
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15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
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15 These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.
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