| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. | 1You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. |
| 2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance. | 2Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. |
| 3Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, | 3Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. |
| 4so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, | 4Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, |
| 5to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. | 5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. |
| 6Likewise urge the young men to be sensible; | 6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. |
| 7in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, | 7In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness |
| 8sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us. | 8and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us. |
| 9Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, | 9Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, |
| 10not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect. | 10and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive. |
| 11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, | 11For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. |
| 12instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, | 12It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, |
| 13looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, | 13while we wait for the blessed hope--the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, |
| 14who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. | 14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. |
| 15These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you. | 15These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you. |
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