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Titus 2:1-9

1 But you must speak what is consistent with sound teaching.

1 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.

2 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,

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.

4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and children,

4 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.

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.

6 Likewise, encourage the young men to be sensible

6 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.

7 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.

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.

9 Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back

9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them,