Teaching Sound Doctrine

1But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine. 2Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

3Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well, 4so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children, 5be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.

6Exhort young men similarly, so that they may show self-restraint. 7In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness, 8with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us.

9Exhort servants to be submissive to their masters, in all things pleasing, not contradicting, 10not cheating, but in all things showing good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

God’s Grace Brings Salvation

11For the grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men, 12instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age, 13looking forward to the blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ. 14He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.

15Speak and exhort and argue these things with all authority. Let no one despise you.