Teaching Sound Doctrine

2 But [as for] you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.

2 Older [men] are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, [and] sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

3 Older [women], likewise, are to be reverent in [their] behavior, not slanderers [or] addicted to much wine, [but] teachers of good. 4 In this way they can train the young [women] to love [their] husbands [and] children, 5 [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 In the same way, urge the younger [men] to be self-controlled.

7 In everything, show yourself {to be} an example [by doing] good works. In [your] teaching [show] integrity, dignity, incorruptibility,[fn] 8 [and] wholesome speech [that is] above reproach, so that anyone who opposes [us] will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.[fn]

9 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not stealing [from them], but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching [about] God our Savior.