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You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.

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Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect,

self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.

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Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live,

not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.

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Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children,

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to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind,

and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

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Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.

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In everything set them an example by doing what is good.

In your teaching show integrity, seriousness

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and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned,

so that those who oppose you may be ashamed

because they have nothing bad to say about us.

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Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything,

to try to please them, not to talk back to them,

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and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted,

so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.

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For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.

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It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions,

and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,

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while we wait for the blessed hope--

the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

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who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness

and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

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These, then, are the things you should teach.

Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.