| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. | 1But you must say the things that are consistent with sound teaching. |
| 2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance. | 2Older men are to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance. |
| 3Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, | 3In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good, |
| 4so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, | 4so they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, |
| 5to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. | 5to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive to their husbands, so that God's message will not be slandered. |
| 6Likewise urge the young men to be sensible; | 6In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled |
| 7in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, | 7in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity in your teaching. |
| 8sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us. | 8Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us. |
| 9Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, | 9Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back |
| 10not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect. | 10or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything. |
| 11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, | 11For the grace of God has appeared with salvation for all people, |
| 12instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, | 12instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, |
| 13looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, | 13while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
| 14who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. | 14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, eager to do good works. |
| 15These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you. | 15Say these things, and encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. |
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