Titus 2:1 - 2:15 | ASV

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¹But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:

²that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

³that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

⁴that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

⁵`to be' sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

⁶the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

⁷in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine `showing' uncorruptness, gravity,

⁸sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

⁹`Exhort' servants to be in subjection to their own masters, `and' to be well-pleasing `to them' in all things; not gainsaying;

¹⁰not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

¹¹For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

¹²instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

¹³looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

¹⁴who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.

¹⁵These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

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