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Teaching Sound Doctrine

Verse1But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.

Verse2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

Verse3Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

Verse4In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

Verse5to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

Verse6In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

Verse7In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

Verse8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

Verse9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

Verse10not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

God’s Grace Brings Salvation

Verse11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

Verse12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Verse13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Verse14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Verse15Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.