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2 But you, speak what is fitting for sound teaching.
2 Older men should be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance.
3 Likewise, older women should be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, {not}[fn] enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good, 4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be sensible, pure, workers at home,[fn] kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.
6 Likewise, encourage the younger men to be self-controlled.
7 In everything, present yourself as an example of good works, in teaching demonstrating integrity, dignity, [[incorruptibility]][fn] 8 sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about {us}.[fn]
9 Slaves should be submissive to their own masters in all things, pleasing them, not talking back, 10 not stealing, but showing all good faith, so that they may adorn the teaching of our savior God in all things.
11 {For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men},[fn] 12 instructing us, so that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we might live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
13 Awaiting the blessed hope and appearance of the glory of our great God[fn] and savior, Jesus Christ,[fn] 14 who gave himself for us, to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
15 Speak these things, encourage, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
2:3, not: NA28 BYZ TR ‖ Some manuscripts read “nor.” SBLGNT THGNT
2:5, workers at home: Pertaining to carrying out household responsibilities (BDAG, οἰκουργός). Later manuscripts read “keepers” rather than “workers.”
2:7, incorruptibility: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR
2:8, us: Some manuscripts read “you.” A(02)
2:11, For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men: Later manuscripts read “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.”
2:13, God: The BDAG entry of the Greek word for “God” states, “Some writing in our literature uses the word θεός in reference to Christ without necessarily equating Christ with the Father, and therefore in harmony with the Shema of Israel. Dt 6:4.” BDAG further gives a fourth definition of θεός : “4 that which is nontranscendent but considered worth of special reverence or respect, god ... of humans θεοί John 10:34f; humans are called θεός in the Old Testament” (BDAG, θεός).
2:13, GPT-4 gives the additional variation “the glory of the great God and our savior Jesus Christ” on account of syntactical ambiguity.