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纯正的道理

1但你所讲的总要合乎那纯正的道理。

2劝老年人要有节制、端庄、自守，在信心、爱心、忍耐上都要纯全无疵。

3又劝老年妇人，举止行动要恭敬，不说谗言，不给酒作奴仆，用善道教训人，

4好指教少年妇人，爱丈夫，爱儿女，

5谨守，贞洁，料理家务，待人有恩，顺服自己的丈夫，免得 神的道理被毁谤。

6又劝少年人要谨守。

7你自己凡事要显出善行的榜样；在教训上要正直、端庄，

8言语纯全，无可指责，叫那反对的人，既无处可说我们的不是，便自觉羞愧。

9劝仆人要顺服自己的主人，凡事讨他的喜欢，不可顶撞他，

10不可私拿东西，要显为忠诚，以致凡事尊荣我们救主— 神的道。

11因为 神救众人的恩典已经显明出来，

12教训我们除去不敬虔的心和世俗的情欲，在今世自守、公义、敬虔度日，

13等候所盼望的福，并等候至大的 神和我们救主耶稣基督的荣耀显现。

14他为我们舍了自己，要赎我们脱离一切罪恶，又洁净我们，特作自己的子民，热心为善。

15这些事你要讲明，劝戒人，用各等权柄责备人；不可叫人轻看你。

1But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

2that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance,

3and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,

4that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,

5to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

6Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.

7In all things show yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

8and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

9Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,

10not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

12instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

15Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.