¹ But as for you, speak the things which are suitable to the sound$ teaching.

² Teach elderly-men to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound$ in the faith, in their love$, in their endurance.

³ Likewise$, teach elderly-women to be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers, not having been enslaved to much wine, but teachers of good,

⁴ in-order-that they may train the young women to be lovers of their husbands, to love their children,

⁵ and to be sensible, pure, homemakers, good, being subject to their own husbands, in-order-that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

⁶ Likewise$ encourage the younger-men to be sensible,

⁷ providing yourself as an example of good works concerning all things; in the teaching have incorruption, be dignity,

⁸ sound$ speech which is not condemnable, in-order-that those from the adverse one should be embarrassed, have no evil thing to say concerning us.

⁹ Encourage bondservants to subject themselves to their own masters and to be well pleasing to them in all things, not contradicting them,

¹⁰ not pilfering things for themselves, but showing all good faithfulness, in-order-that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in all things.

¹¹ For$ the grace of God appeared, bringing the salvation to all men,

¹² educating us in-order-that we should live with self-discipline and righteously and devoutly in the current age, after we denied ungodliness and worldly lusts,

¹³ waiting for the Glorious$ hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

¹⁴ who gave himself on our behalf in-order-that he might redeem us away from all lawlessness and might cleanse a treasured people for himself, zealous of good works.

¹⁵ Speak and encourage and reprove these things with every commandment. Let no one despise you.