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۱اما تو، در مورد چیزهایی سخن بگو که با تعلیم درست مطابقت داشته باشد. ۲به پیر مردان بگو که پرهیزگار، با وقار و سنگین باشند و در ایمان، محبت و بردباری به شایسته گی رفتار کنند. ۳همچنین به زنان پیر بگو که رفتار و زندگی پاک داشته باشند، غیبت نکنند و گرفتار شراب خوری نگردند بلکه به زنان جوان آنچه را که نیکوست تعلیم دهند ۴و آنها را تشویق نمایند که شوهر و فرزندان خود را دوست داشته باشند. ۵همچنان زنان جوان باید پرهیزگار و پاکدامن بوده، کار خود را در خانه به خوبی انجام دهند و از شوهران خود اطاعت کنند تا کسی در برابر کلام خدا بدگویی نکند. ۶همچنان به مردان جوان بگو که پرهیزگار باشند. ۷زندگی تو در هر مورد باید نمونه ای از اعمال نیک باشد و در تعلیم خود صمیمی و جدی باش. ۸به طور درست سخن بگو که مورد انتقاد قرار نگیری تا مخالفانت از این که دلیلی برای بدگویی تو نمی یابند، شرمنده گردند.

۹به غلامان بگو که در هر کار از اربابان خود اطاعت کنند و بدون جر و بحث آنها را راضی نگهدارند. ۱۰از اربابان خود دزدی نکنند بلکه چنان وفاداری و امانت داری از خود نشان بدهند که شایستۀ تعلیم در مورد نجات دهندۀ ما خدا باشند.

۱۱زیرا فیض نجات بخش خدا برای همه ظاهر شده است. ۱۲این فیض به ما می آموزد که باید از راه های شرارت آمیز و شهوتهای دنیوی خودداری کنیم تا با پرهیزگاری، عدالت و خدا ترسی در این دنیا زندگی نماییم. ۱۳در عین حال، چشم به راه آن امید پُر برکت و ظهور پُر شکوه خدای بزرگ و نجات دهندۀ ما عیسای مسیح باشیم. ۱۴ او جان خود را به خاطر ما فدا کرد تا ما را از هرگونه شرارت نجات دهد و ما را قوم پاک بسازد که فقط به خودش تعلق داشته و علاقمند نیکوکاری باشد.

۱۵دربارۀ همۀ این چیزها سخن بگو و وقتی شنونده گانت را تشویق و یا سرزنش می کنی، از تمام اختیارات خود استفاده کن. اجازه نده تا کسی تو را حقیر بشمارد.

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