The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 But you, explain what kind of behavior goes along with sound teaching.
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But let your words be in agreement with true and right teaching:
2 Tell the older men to be serious, sensible, self-controlled and sound in their trust, love and perseverance.
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That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.
3 Likewise, tell the older women to behave the way people leading a holy life should. They shouldn't be slanderers or slaves to excessive drinking. They should teach what is good,
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That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,
4 thus training the younger women to love their husbands and children,
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Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,
5 to be self-controlled and pure, to take good care of their homes and submit to their husbands. In this way, God's message will not be brought into disgrace.
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To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.
6 Similarly, urge the young men to be self-controlled,
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To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:
7 and in everything set them an example yourself by doing what is good. When you are teaching, have integrity and be serious;
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In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
8 let everything you say be so wholesome that an opponent will be put to shame because he will have nothing bad to say about us.
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Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
9 Tell slaves to submit to their masters in everything, to give satisfaction without talking back
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Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;
10 or pilfering. On the contrary, they should demonstrate complete faithfulness always, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Deliverer more attractive.
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Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.
11 For God's grace, which brings deliverance, has appeared to all people.
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For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,
12 It teaches us to renounce godlessness and worldly pleasures, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives now, in this age;
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Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
13 while continuing to expect the blessed fulfillment of our certain hope, which is the appearing of the Sh'khinah of our great God and the appearing of our Deliverer, Yeshua the Messiah.
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Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 He gave himself up on our behalf in order to free us from all violation of Torah and purify for himself a people who would be his own, eager to do good.
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Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
15 These are the things you should say. Encourage and rebuke with full authority; don't let anyone look down on you.
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On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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