教導純正的教義
1你的教導要符合純正的教義。 2勸年長的男子要節制、莊重、自律，有全備的信心、愛心和耐心。 3勸年長的婦女要過敬虔的生活，不說長道短，不做酒的奴隸，要以身作則。 4這樣，她們就能教導年輕的婦女愛丈夫、愛兒女、 5自制、貞潔，持家、和善、順服丈夫，免得上帝的道被人毀謗。
6勸勉年輕的男子要自制。 7你自己要在各樣的善行上作眾人的榜樣，在教導上要誠懇、認真、 8言語純全、無可指責，讓那些反對的人無話可說、自覺羞愧。
9勸勉作奴僕的要凡事順服主人，讓主人滿意，不頂撞主人， 10不偷拿主人的東西，為人要忠信可靠，好凡事尊崇我們救主上帝的教導。
11因為上帝拯救世人的恩典已經顯明了， 12這恩典教導我們除掉不敬虔的心和世俗的私慾，在今世過自律、公義、敬畏上帝的生活， 13懷著美好的盼望等候耶穌基督——我們偉大的上帝和救主的榮耀顯現。 14主耶穌為我們犧牲自己，要救贖我們脫離一切罪惡，並潔淨我們，使我們作祂的子民，成為熱心行善的人。
15你要講明這些事，運用各樣權柄勸勉人、責備人，別讓人輕看你。
1But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; 10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. 11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing 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 peculiar people, zealous of good works. 15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
