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But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine. |
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Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. |
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Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. |
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In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, |
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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. |
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In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. |
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In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, |
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and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us. |
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Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, |
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not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior. |
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For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. |
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It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, |
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as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. |
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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. |
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Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. |
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