Young's Literal Translation YLT
New International Version NIV
1 And thou -- be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;
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You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.
2 aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the 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 aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,
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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 that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children,
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Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children,
5 sober, pure, keepers of [their own] houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
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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 The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;
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Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
7 concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,
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In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
8 discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.
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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 Servants -- to their own masters [are] to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,
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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 not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.
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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 saving grace of God was manifested to all men,
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For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
12 teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live 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 waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour 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 who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of 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 these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!
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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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