Titus 2

Riverside^{(i) 1} YOU must speak to them of the matters which should have a place in wholesome teaching. ² Tell the older men to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, in patience. ³ Tell the older women, in the same way, to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is noble, ⁴ that they may train the young women to be loving wives and loving mothers, ⁵ self-controlled, pure, home-workers, kind, submissive to their own husbands, that God's message may not be slandered. ⁶ Urge the younger men, in the same way, to practice self-control in everything. ⁷ Make yourself an example of good works, sincerity in teaching, dignified behavior ⁸ and wholesome talk that is above censure, that our opponents may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say about us. ⁹ Tell slaves to be submissive to their own masters in all things and to try to please them, not answering back, ¹⁰ not pilfering, but showing all kindly fidelity, so as to make the teaching about God our Savior seem beautiful in all respects. ¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to all men, ¹² teaching us to renounce all irreligion and worldly passions and to live soberly, justly and piously in this present world, ¹³ waiting for the blessed hope, the glorious appearing of the great God and of our Savior Christ Jesus, ¹⁴ who gave himself for us to redeem us from all sin and purify us as his own people earnest in honorable work. ¹⁵ Tell them these things, urge, convince with all authority; let no one slight you.