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1 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.
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But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
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That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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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The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,
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That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
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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To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
6 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
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Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,
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In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
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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Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
9 Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
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Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
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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Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
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For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
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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Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
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Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
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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Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
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These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
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