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1 But you must speak what is consistent with sound teaching.
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You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.
2 Older men are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.
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Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
3 In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. [They are] to teach what is good,
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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.
4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and children,
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Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children,
5 to be sensible, pure, good homemakers, and submissive to their husbands, so that God's message will not be slandered.
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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.
6 Likewise, encourage the young men to be sensible
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Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
7 about everything. Set an example of good works yourself, with integrity and dignity in your teaching.
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In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
8 Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
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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.
9 Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back
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Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them,
10 or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything.
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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.
11 For the grace of God has appeared, with salvation for all people,
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For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
12 instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,
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It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
13 while we wait for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a special people, eager to do good works.
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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.
15 Say these things, and encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
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These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.
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