1But speak thou those things that beseem [or that become] wholesome teaching;

2that old men be sober, chaste, prudent, whole in faith, in love, and patience;

3also old women in holy habit, not slanderers [or backbiters], not serving much to wine, well-teaching, that they teach prudence.

4Admonish thou young women, that they love their husbands, that they love their children;

5and that they be prudent, chaste, sober, having care of the house, benign, subject to their husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

6Also admonish young men, that they be sober.

7In all things give thyself ensample of good works, in teaching, in wholeness [or in holiness of living], that is, in cleanness of soul and body, in firmness [of virtues].

8An wholesome word, and unreprovable; that he that is of the contrary side, be ashamed, having none evil thing to say of you.

9Admonish thou servants to be subject to their lords; in all things pleasing, not gainsaying,

10not defrauding, but in all things showing good faith, that they honour in all things the doctrine of God, our Saviour.

11For the grace of God, our Saviour, hath appeared to all men,

12and taught us, that we forsake wickedness [or unpiety], and worldly desires, and live soberly, and justly, and piously in this world,

13abiding the blessed hope and the coming of the glory of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

14that gave himself for us, to again-buy us from all wickedness, and make clean to himself a people acceptable, and pursuer of good works.

15Speak thou these things, and admonish thou, and reprove thou with all commandment; no man despise thee.