1But do thou speak the things which become sound teaching;

2that aged men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

3that aged women likewise be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good,

4that they may teach the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

5to be discreet, chaste, workers at home, good, in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

6The younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded;

7in all things showing thyself a pattern of good works, in teaching showing uncorruptness, gravity,

8sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he that is opposed to us may be put to shame, having no evil thing to say of us.

9Exhort bond-servants to be in subjection to their own masters, in all things to be well-pleasing to them,

10not contradicting, not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of God our Saviour in all things.

11For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation to all men, was manifested,

12teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in the present world;

13looking for the blessed hope, and appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ;

14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a people to be his own, zealous in good works.

15These things speak and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.