Promicati zdravo učenje
1Ali ti poučavaj životu koji je u skladu sa zdravim učenjem. 2Pouči starije muškarce da budu trijezni i razboriti te zdravi u vjeri, ljubavi i strpljivosti.
3Pouči starije žene da se ponašaju pobožno i predano. Ne smiju ogovarati i neka ne robuju prevelikom vinu. Radije neka budu učiteljice dobra. 4Neka odgajaju mlađe žene da žive mirno, da ljube svoje muževe i djecu, 5da budu razborite i čista srca, da marljivo rade u svojim domovima, da budu dobre i poslušne muževima kako drugi zbog njih ne bi vrijeđali Božju riječ.
6Mladiće također potiči da budu razumni. 7Sam im budi uzor čineći dobra djela. Poučavaj zdravo i ozbiljno. 8Neka ti učenje bude tako zdravo da se tvoji protivnici posrame jer nemaju što loše reći.
9Robovi se u svemu moraju pokoravati svojim gospodarima i truditi se da im ugode. Ne smiju im proturječiti 10niti ih potkradati, nego se moraju pokazati pouzdanima. Tako će učenje o Bogu, našem Spasitelju, učiniti privlačnim u svakom pogledu.
11Objavljena je Božja milost koja donosi spasenje svim ljudima. 12Odgojila nas je da se odreknemo bezbožnog života i grešnih svjetovnih požuda te da u ovome svijetu živimo uzdržljivo, pravedno i pobožno 13iščekujući blaženu nadu: da se veliki Bog, naš Spasitelj Isus Krist, pojavi u slavi. 14On je dao sebe umjesto nas da nas oslobodi od svakoga grijeha, da nas očisti i da budemo njegov izabrani narod koji revno čini dobra djela.
15To poučavaj i opominji ljude da tako čine. Kori ih kad je to potrebno jer imaš tu vlast. Nemoj da te tko prezire!
Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel
1You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
3Likewise, 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. 4Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5to 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.
6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8and 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.
9Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10and 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.
11For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14who 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.
15These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.
