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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5to 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. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14He 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. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. |
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