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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1But you are to proclaim things consistent with sound teaching. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Older men are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not slaves to excessive drinking. They are to teach what is good, |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission to their husbands, so that God's word will not be slandered. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity in your teaching. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn't have anything bad to say about us. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory 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 cleanse for himself a people for his own possession, eager to do good works. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Proclaim these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. |
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