| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1But you must say the things that are consistent with sound teaching. | 1But you are to proclaim things consistent with sound teaching. |
| 2Older men are to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance. | 2Older men are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance. |
| 3In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good, | 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, |
| 4so they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, | 4so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, |
| 5to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive to their husbands, so that God's message will not be slandered. | 5to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission to their husbands, so that God's word will not be slandered. |
| 6In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled | 6In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled |
| 7in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity in your teaching. | 7in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity in your teaching. |
| 8Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us. | 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. |
| 9Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back | 9Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back |
| 10or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything. | 10or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything. |
| 11For the grace of God has appeared with salvation for all people, | 11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, |
| 12instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, | 12instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, |
| 13while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. | 13while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 15Say these things, and encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. | 15Proclaim these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. |
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