Sound Teaching and Christian Living
1 But you are to proclaim things consistent with sound teaching. f 2 Older men g are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, h and endurance. 3 In the same way, older women i are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not slaves to excessive drinking. They are to teach what is good, 4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission j to their husbands, so that God’s word k will not be slandered.
6 In the same way, encourage the young men l to be self-controlled 7 in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity D in your teaching. 8 Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, m so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn’t have anything bad to say about us.
9 Slaves are to submit to their masters n in everything, and to be well-pleasing, o not talking back 10 or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior p in everything.
11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation E for all people, q 12 instructing us to deny godlessness r and worldly lusts s and to live in a sensible, righteous, t and godly u way in the present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope, v the appearing of the glory w of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. 14 He gave himself for us x to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people for his own possession, y eager to do good works.
15 Proclaim these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard F you.