Teaching Sound Doctrine
1Σὺ (You) δὲ (however) λάλει (speak) ἃ (the things that) πρέπει (are consistent with) τῇ (-) ὑγιαινούσῃ (sound) διδασκαλίᾳ (doctrine).
2Πρεσβύτας (The aged men) νηφαλίους (sober-minded) εἶναι (are to be), σεμνούς (dignified), σώφρονας (self-controlled), ὑγιαίνοντας (sound) τῇ (-) πίστει (in faith), τῇ (-) ἀγάπῃ (in love), τῇ (-) ὑπομονῇ (in endurance);
3πρεσβύτιδας (the aged women) ὡσαύτως (likewise), ἐν (in) καταστήματι (behavior) ἱεροπρεπεῖς (reverent), μὴ (not) διαβόλους (slanderers), μηδὲ (not) οἴνῳ (to wine) πολλῷ (much) δεδουλωμένας (being enslaved), καλοδιδασκάλους (teachers of what is good),
4ἵνα (so that) σωφρονίζωσιν (they may train) τὰς (the) νέας (young women) φιλάνδρους (lovers of their husbands) εἶναι (to be), φιλοτέκνους (loving their children),
5σώφρονας (self-controlled), ἁγνάς (pure), οἰκουργούς (keepers at home), ἀγαθάς (kind), ὑποτασσομένας (being subject) τοῖς (to the) ἰδίοις (own) ἀνδράσιν (husbands), ἵνα (so that) μὴ (not) ὁ (the) λόγος (word) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) βλασφημῆται (should be maligned).
6Τοὺς (The) νεωτέρους (younger men), ὡσαύτως (likewise), παρακάλει (exhort) σωφρονεῖν (to be self-controlled).
7Περὶ (In) πάντα (all things) σεαυτὸν (yourself) παρεχόμενος (be holding forth) τύπον (as a pattern) καλῶν (of good) ἔργων (works); ἐν (in) τῇ (the) διδασκαλίᾳ (teaching) ἀφθορίαν (integrity), σεμνότητα (dignity),
8λόγον (speech) ὑγιῆ (sound), ἀκατάγνωστον (beyond reproach), ἵνα (so that) ὁ (he who is) ἐξ (of the) ἐναντίας (contrary) ἐντραπῇ (may be ashamed), μηδὲν (nothing) ἔχων (having) λέγειν (to say) περὶ (concerning) ἡμῶν (us) φαῦλον (evil).
9Δούλους (Servants) ἰδίοις (to their own) δεσπόταις (masters) ὑποτάσσεσθαι (are to be subject), ἐν (in) πᾶσιν (everything) εὐαρέστους (well-pleasing) εἶναι (to be), μὴ (not) ἀντιλέγοντας (gainsaying),
10μὴ (not) νοσφιζομένους (pilfering), ἀλλὰ (but) πᾶσαν (all) πίστιν (fidelity) ἐνδεικνυμένους (showing) ἀγαθήν (good), ἵνα (so that) τὴν (the) διδασκαλίαν (doctrine) τὴν (of) τοῦ (the) Σωτῆρος (Savior) ἡμῶν (of us), Θεοῦ (God), κοσμῶσιν (they may adorn) ἐν (in) πᾶσιν (all things).
God's Grace Brings Salvation
11Ἐπεφάνη (Has appeared) γὰρ (for) ἡ (the) χάρις (grace) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), σωτήριος (bringing salvation) πᾶσιν (to all) ἀνθρώποις (men),
12παιδεύουσα (instructing) ἡμᾶς (us) ἵνα (that), ἀρνησάμενοι (having denied) τὴν (-) ἀσέβειαν (ungodliness) καὶ (and) τὰς (-) κοσμικὰς (worldly) ἐπιθυμίας (passions), σωφρόνως (discreetly) καὶ (and) δικαίως (righteously) καὶ (and) εὐσεβῶς (piously) ζήσωμεν (we should live) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) νῦν (present) αἰῶνι (age),
13προσδεχόμενοι (awaiting) τὴν (the) μακαρίαν (blessed) ἐλπίδα (hope) καὶ (and) ἐπιφάνειαν (the appearing) τῆς (of the) δόξης (glory) τοῦ (of the) μεγάλου (great) Θεοῦ (God) καὶ (and) Σωτῆρος (Savior) ἡμῶν (of us), Χριστοῦ (Christ) ⇔ Ἰησοῦ (Jesus),
14ὃς (who) ἔδωκεν (gave) ἑαυτὸν (Himself) ὑπὲρ (for) ἡμῶν (us), ἵνα (that) λυτρώσηται (He might redeem) ἡμᾶς (us) ἀπὸ (from) πάσης (all) ἀνομίας (lawlessness), καὶ (and) καθαρίσῃ (might purify) ἑαυτῷ (to Himself) λαὸν (a people) περιούσιον (specially chosen), ζηλωτὴν (zealous) καλῶν (of good) ἔργων (works).
15Ταῦτα (These things) λάλει (speak), καὶ (and) παρακάλει (exhort), καὶ (and) ἔλεγχε (rebuke) μετὰ (with) πάσης (all) ἐπιταγῆς (authority). μηδείς (No one) σου (you) περιφρονείτω (let despise).
