1 But do *thou* speak the things that become sound teaching;
2 that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
3 that the elder women in like manner be in deportment as becoming those who have to say to sacred things, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is right;
4 that they may admonish the young women to be attached to {their} husbands, to be attached to {their} children,
5 discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
6 The younger men in like manner exhort to be discreet:
7 in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,
8 a sound word, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us:
9 bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;
10 not robbing {their masters}, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which {is} of our Saviour God in all things.
11 For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,
12 teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things,
13 awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.
15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.
1 至于你， 你应当讲合乎纯正的道理。
2 劝老年人要有节制、庄重、自律， 在信心、爱心、忍耐上都要健全。
3 照样， 劝年老的妇女要生活敬虔， 不说谗言， 不被酒奴役， 用善道教导人，
4 好提醒年轻的妇女爱丈夫爱儿女，
5 并且自律、贞洁、理家、善良、顺从自己的丈夫， 免得 神的道受毁谤。
6 照样， 劝年轻的男子要自律。
7 无论在什么事上你都要显出好行为的榜样， 在教导上要纯全， 要庄重，
8 言词要纯正， 无可指摘， 使反对的人因为无从毁谤， 就自觉惭愧。
9 劝仆人要凡事顺服自己的主人， 讨他欢喜， 不要顶嘴。
10 不要私取财物， 却要显示绝对的诚实， 好使我们救主 神的道理， 在凡事上都得着尊荣。
11 神拯救万人的恩典已经显明出来了。
12 这恩典训练我们除去不敬虔的心， 和属世的私欲， 在今生过着自律、公正、敬虔的生活，
13 等候那有福的盼望， 就是我们伟大的 神， 救主耶稣基督荣耀的显现。
14 他为我们舍己， 为的是要救赎我们脱离一切不法的事， 并且洁净我们作他自己的子民， 热心善工。
15 你要传讲这些事， 运用各样的权柄去劝戒人， 责备人； 不要让人轻看你。