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‏ Titus 2

1 But speak thou the things which befit the ^▼▼1 sound ^▼▼2 doctrine: ^{▼▼1) Gr healthful 2) Or teaching} 2 that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, ^▼▼1 sound in faith, in love, in ^▼▼2 patience: ^{▼▼1) Gr healthy 2) Or stedfastness} 3 that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; 4 that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed: 6 the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded: 7 in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity, 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 us. 9 Exhort ^▼▼1 servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying; ^{▼▼1) Gr bondservants} 10 not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

11 For the grace of God ^▼▼1 hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, ^{▼▼1) Or hath appeared to all men, bringing salvation} 12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present ^▼▼1 world; ^{▼▼1) Or age} 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory ^▼▼1 of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; ^{▼▼1) Or of our great God and Saviour} 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.

15 These things speak and exhort and reprove with all ^▼▼1 authority. Let no man despise thee. ^{▼▼1) Gr commandment}