• 1. But speake thou the things which become sound doctrine:
  • 2. That the aged men be sober, graue, temperate, sound in faith, in charitie, in patience.
  • 3. The aged women likewise that they be in behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not giuen to much wine, teachers of good things,
  • 4. That they may teach the young women to bee sober, to loue their husbands, to loue their children,
  • 5. To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God bee not blasphemed.
  • 6. Yong men likewise exhort, to bee sober minded.
  • 7. In all things shewing thy selfe a patterne of good workes: in doctrine shewing vncorruptnesse, grauity, sinceritie,
  • 8. Sound speech that cannot be condemned, that hee that is of the contrarie part, may bee ashamed, hauing no euill thing to say of you.
  • 9. Exhort seruants to be obedient vnto their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering againe:
  • 10. Not purloyning, but shewing all good fidelitie, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.
  • 11. For the grace of God that bringeth saluatio, hath appeared to all men,
  • 12. Teaching vs that denying vngodlinesse and worldly lusts we should liue soberly, righteously and godly in this present world,
  • 13. Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Sauiour Iesus Christ,
  • 14. Who gaue himselfe for vs, that he might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purifie vnto himselfe a peculiar people, zealous of good workes.
  • 15. These things speake and exhort, and rebuke with all authoritie. Let no man despise thee.