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¹ But as for you, teach what is consistent with healthy doctrine.[xr] ² Older men are to be sober, serious, sensible, and sound in faithfulness,[fn] love, and endurance.[xr] ³ Likewise, older women are to show their reverence for God by their behavior. They are not to be gossips or addicted to alcohol, but to be examples[fn] of goodness.[xr] ⁴ They should encourage the younger women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,[xr] ⁵ sensible, pure, managers of their households, and kind, and to submit themselves to their husbands, lest the word of God be discredited.[fn][xr] ⁶ Likewise, encourage the younger men to be sensible. ⁷ Always set an example of good works. When you teach, show[fn] integrity and dignity.[xr] ⁸ Use wholesome speech that cannot be condemned. Then any opponent will be ashamed because he cannot say anything bad about us.[xr] ⁹ Slaves are to submit themselves to their masters in everything, aiming to please them and not argue with them[xr] ¹⁰ or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive.[xr]

¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.[xr] ¹² It trains us to renounce ungodly living and worldly passions so that we might live sensible, honest, and godly lives in the present world[xr] ¹³ as we wait for the blessed hope and the glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.[xr] ¹⁴ He gave himself for us to set us free from every wrong and to cleanse us so that we could be his special people who are enthusiastic about good works.[xr]

¹⁵ These are the things you should say. Encourage and refute with full authority. Do not let anyone look down on you.[xr]