¹ But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

² That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

³ 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 That they may teach the young women to be sober,

to love their husbands,

to love their children,

⁵ To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands,

that the word of God be not blasphemed.

⁶ Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

⁷ In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works:

in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

⁸ 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 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters,

and to please them well in all things;

not answering again;

¹⁰ 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 that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

¹² Teaching us that, {denying ungodliness and worldly lusts}, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

¹³ Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

¹⁴ 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 These things speak,

and exhort,

and rebuke with all authority.

Let no man despise thee.

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