| Chapter 2
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| 1 | But speak
thou the things which become sound doctrine: |
| 2 | That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in
faith, in charity, in patience. |
| 3
| The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh
holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good
things; |
| 4 | That they may
teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their
children, |
| 5 | To be
discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that
the word of God be not blasphemed. |
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6 | Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. |
| 7 | In all things shewing thyself a pattern
of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, |
| 8 | Sound speech, that cannot be
condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil
thing to say of you. |
| 9 |
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well
in all things; not answering again; |
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10 | Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may
adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. |
| 11 | For the grace of God that bringeth
salvation hath appeared to all men, |
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12 | Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; |
| 13 | Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; |
| 14 | Who gave himself for us,
that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar
people, zealous of good works. |
| 15
| These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no
man despise thee. |
