| English Standard Version (ESV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. | 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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