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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. |
| 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] | 12training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. |
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