New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine.
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But let your words be in agreement with true and right teaching:
2 Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, prudent, and sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
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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 be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves to drink; they are to 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 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
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Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,
5 to be self-controlled, chaste, good managers of the household, kind, being submissive to their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.
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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 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
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To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:
7 Show yourself in all respects a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity,
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In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
8 and sound speech that cannot be censured; then any opponent will be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of 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 be submissive to their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect; they are not to talk back,
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Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;
10 not to pilfer, but to show complete and perfect fidelity, so that in everything they may be an ornament to the doctrine of God our Savior.
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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 the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all,
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For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,
12 training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,
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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 we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.
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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 Declare these things; exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one 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.
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