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1. But you must tell everyone what to do to follow the true teaching.
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1. But G1161 speak G2980 thou G4771 the things which G3739 become G4241 sound G5198 doctrine G1319 :
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2. Teach older men to be self-controlled, serious, wise, strong in faith, in love, and in patience.
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2. That the aged men G4246 be G1511 sober G3524 , grave G4586 , temperate G4998 , sound G5198 in faith G4102 , in charity G26 , in patience G5281 .
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3. In the same way, teach older women to be holy in their behavior, not speaking against others or enslaved to too much wine, but teaching what is good.
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3. The aged women G4247 likewise G5615 , that they be in G1722 behavior G2688 as becometh holiness G2412 , not G3361 false accusers G1228 , not G3361 given G1402 to much G4183 wine G3631 , teachers of good things G2567 ;
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4. Then they can teach the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
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4. That G2443 they may teach the young women to be sober G4994 G3588 G3501 , to G1511 love their husbands G5362 , to love their children G5388 ,
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5. to be wise and pure, to be good workers at home, to be kind, and to yield to their husbands. Then no one will be able to criticize the teaching God gave us.
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5. To be discreet G4998 , chaste G53 , keepers at home G3626 , good G18 , obedient G5293 to their own G2398 husbands G435 , that G2443 the G3588 word G3056 of God G2316 be not G3361 blasphemed G987 .
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6. In the same way, encourage young men to be wise.
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6. Young men G3501 likewise G5615 exhort G3870 to be sober minded G4993 .
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7. In every way be an example of doing good deeds. When you teach, do it with honesty and seriousness.
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7. In G4012 all things G3956 showing G3930 thyself G4572 a pattern G5179 of good G2570 works G2041 : in G1722 doctrine G1319 showing uncorruptness G90 , gravity G4587 , sincerity G861 ,
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8. Speak the truth so that you cannot be criticized. Then those who are against you will be ashamed because there is nothing bad to say about us.
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8. Sound G5199 speech G3056 , that cannot be condemned G176 ; that G2443 he G3588 that is of G1537 the contrary part G1727 may be ashamed G1788 , having G2192 no G3367 evil thing G5337 to say G3004 of G4012 you G5216 .
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9. Slaves should yield to their own masters at all times, trying to please them and not arguing with them.
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9. Exhort servants G1401 to be obedient G5293 unto their own G2398 masters G1203 , and G1511 to please them well G2101 in G1722 all G3956 things ; not G3361 answering again G483 ;
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10. They should not steal from them but should show their masters they can be fully trusted so that in everything they do they will make the teaching of God our Savior attractive.
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10. Not G3361 purloining G3557 , but G235 showing G1731 all G3956 good G18 fidelity G4102 ; that G2443 they may adorn G2885 the G3588 doctrine G1319 of God G2316 our G2257 Savior G4990 in G1722 all things G3956 .
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11. That is the way we should live, because God's grace that can save everyone has come.
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11. For G1063 the G3588 grace G5485 of God G2316 that bringeth salvation G4992 hath appeared G2014 to all G3956 men G444 ,
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12. It teaches us not to live against God nor to do the evil things the world wants to do. Instead, that grace teaches us to live now in a wise and right way and in a way that shows we serve God.
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12. Teaching G3811 us G2248 that G2443 , denying G720 ungodliness G763 and G2532 worldly G2886 lusts G1939 , we should live G2198 soberly, righteously G4996 G1346 , and G2532 godly G2153 , in G1722 this present G3568 world G165 ;
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13. We should live like that while we wait for our great hope and the coming of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
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13. Looking for G4327 that blessed G3107 hope G1680 , and G2532 the G3588 glorious G1391 appearing G2015 of the G3588 great G3173 God G2316 and G2532 our G2257 Savior G4990 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 ;
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14. He gave himself for us so he might pay the price to free us from all evil and to make us pure people who belong only to him -- people who are always wanting to do good deeds.
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14. Who G3739 gave G1325 himself G1438 for G5228 us G2257 , that G2443 he might redeem G3084 us G2248 from G575 all G3956 iniquity G458 , and G2532 purify G2511 unto himself G1438 a peculiar G4041 people G2992 , zealous G2207 of good G2570 works G2041 .
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15. Say these things and encourage the people and tell them what is wrong in their lives, with all authority. Do not let anyone treat you as if you were unimportant.
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15. These things G5023 speak G2980 , and G2532 exhort G3870 , and G2532 rebuke G1651 with G3326 all G3956 authority G2003 . Let no man G3367 despise G4065 thee G4675 .
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