1 Sound Teaching and Christian Living But you are to proclaim things consistent with sound teaching.2 Older men are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.3 In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not slaves to excessive drinking. They are to teach what is good,4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children,5 to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission to their husbands, so that God’s word will not be slandered.6 In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled7 in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity Other mss add and incorruptibility in your teaching.8 Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn’t have anything bad to say about us.9 Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back10 or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything.11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation Or appeared with saving power for all people,12 instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,13 while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.14 He gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people for his own possession, eager to do good works.15 Proclaim these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard Or despise you.