| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. | 1But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine. |
| 2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. | 2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. |
| 3Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, | 3Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. |
| 4and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, | 4In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, |
| 5to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. | 5to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited. |
| 6Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. | 6In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. |
| 7Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, | 7In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, |
| 8and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. | 8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us. |
| 9Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, | 9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, |
| 10not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. | 10not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior. |
| 11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, | 11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. |
| 12training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, | 12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, |
| 13waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, | 13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. |
| 14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. | 14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. |
| 15Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. | 15Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. |
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