1. But you speak the things which become sound doctrine:
2. That the aged men be sensible, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
3. The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becomes holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4. That they may teach the young women to be sensible, 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.
6. Young men likewise exhort to be sensible.
7. In all things showing yourself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
8. Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is an opponent 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 talking back;