1 But as for you, teach what accords with *See 1 Tim. 1:10sound*2:1 Or healthy; also verses 2, 8 doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, *[See ver. 1above]sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 *[1 Tim. 2:9] Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, *1 Tim. 3:11not slanderers *[1 Tim. 3:8;5:23]or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, *1 Pet. 3:2pure, *[1 Tim. 5:14] working at home, kind, and *See Gen. 3:16submissive to their own husbands, *See 1 Tim. 6:1that the word of God may not be reviled. 6 Likewise, urge *1 Tim. 5:1the younger men to be self-controlled. 7 Show yourself in all respects to be *1 Tim. 4:12;1 Pet. 5:3a model of good works, and in your teaching *[2 Cor. 11:3] show integrity, *1 Tim. 2:2dignity, 8 and *[1 Tim. 6:3] sound speech that cannot be condemned, *Neh. 5:9;1 Tim. 5:14;1 Pet. 2:12;3:16so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 *See 1 Pet. 2:18Bondservants*2:9 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface are to be submissive to their own masters *[Col. 3:22]in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, *[1 Tim. 3:11] but showing all good faith, *Matt. 5:16;Phil. 2:15so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11 For *ch. 3:7;See Acts 11:23the grace of God *ch. 3:4has appeared, bringing salvation *[Ps. 67:2]; See 1 Tim. 2:4for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and *1 Pet. 4:2;1 John 2:16worldly passions, and *2 Tim. 3:12;[Acts 24:25] to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in *1 Tim. 6:17;2 Tim. 4:10the present age, 13 *See 1 Cor. 1:7;2 Pet. 3:12waiting for our blessed *See ch. 1:2hope, the *See 2 Thess. 2:8appearing of the glory of our great *2 Pet. 1:1God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 *See Matt. 20:28who gave himself for us to *Ps. 130:8;See 1 Pet. 1:18redeem us from all lawlessness and *Ezek. 37:23;See Ex. 19:5to purify for himself *Ezek. 37:23;See Ex. 19:5a people for his own possession who are *ch. 3:8;Eph. 2:10zealous for good works.

15 Declare these things; exhort and *ch. 1:13;1 Tim. 5:20rebuke with all authority. *See 1 Tim. 4:12Let no one disregard you.