Teaching Sound Doctrine 1 CPDV But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine. BSB BSB: But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.
2 CPDV Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience. BSB BSB: Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
3 CPDV Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well, BSB BSB: Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
4 CPDV so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children, BSB BSB: In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,
5 CPDV be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed. BSB BSB: to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
6 CPDV Exhort young men similarly, so that they may show self-restraint. BSB BSB: In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
7 CPDV In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness, BSB BSB: In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
8 CPDV with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us. BSB BSB: and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
9 CPDV Exhort servants to be submissive to their masters, in all things pleasing, not contradicting, BSB BSB: Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
10 CPDV not cheating, but in all things showing good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. BSB BSB: not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
God’s Grace Brings Salvation 12 CPDV instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age, BSB BSB: It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
13 CPDV looking forward to the blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ. BSB BSB: as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
14 CPDV He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works. BSB BSB: He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
15 CPDV Speak and exhort and argue these things with all authority. Let no one despise you. BSB BSB: Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
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