Teaching Sound Doctrine

1BUT speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

3That the elder women also be sacredly becoming in their behaviour, not slanderers, not enslaved by much wine, teachers of propriety; 4that they instruct the young women to be discreet, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5to be sober, domestic, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not ill reported of.

6The younger men in like manner exhort to be sober minded. 7In all things approving thyself as a pattern of good works: in thy teaching, shewing integrity, gravity, incorruptibility, 8sound discourse, incapable of confutation; that he who is in opposition may be confounded, having nothing faulty to say of you.

9Let servants be subject to their own masters, in all things to be agreeable to them; not contradicting; 10not embezzling their property, but demonstrating all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

God’s Grace Brings Salvation

11For the grace of God which leads to salvation hath appeared unto all men, 12instructing us, that denying ungodliness and worldly affections, we should live soberly and righteously, and godly in the present day; 13expecting the blessed hope, and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; 14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

15These things speak and enjoin, and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.