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But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine: |
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that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: |
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that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; |
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that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, |
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`to be' sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed: |
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the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded: |
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in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine `showing' uncorruptness, gravity, |
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sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us. |
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`Exhort' servants to be in subjection to their own masters, `and' to be well-pleasing `to them' in all things; not gainsaying; |
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not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. |
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For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, |
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instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world; |
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looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; |
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who 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. |
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These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee. |