KJV-Parallel Bibles
1. But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
2. That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
3. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4. That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
5. To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
6. Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
7. In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
8. Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
9. Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
10. Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
11. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13. Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
15. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
1. And thou -- be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;
2. aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;
3. aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,
4. that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children,
5. sober, pure, keepers of [their own] houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
6. The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;
7. concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,
8. discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.
9. Servants -- to their own masters [are] to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,
10. not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.
11. For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men,
12. teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,
13. waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,
14. who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;
15. these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!
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