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- But speake thou the things which become sound doctrine:
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- That the aged men be sober, graue, temperate, sound in faith, in charitie, in patience.
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- The aged women likewise that they be in behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not giuen to much wine, teachers of good things,
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- That they may teach the young women to bee sober, to loue their husbands, to loue their children,
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- To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God bee not blasphemed.
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- Yong men likewise exhort, to bee sober minded.
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- In all things shewing thy selfe a patterne of good workes: in doctrine shewing vncorruptnesse, grauity, sinceritie,
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- Sound speech that cannot be condemned, that hee that is of the contrarie part, may bee ashamed, hauing no euill thing to say of you.
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- Exhort seruants to be obedient vnto their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering againe:
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- Not purloyning, but shewing all good fidelitie, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.
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- For the grace of God that bringeth saluatio, hath appeared to all men,
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- Teaching vs that denying vngodlinesse and worldly lusts we should liue soberly, righteously and godly in this present world,
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- Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Sauiour Iesus Christ,
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- Who gaue himselfe for vs, that he might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purifie vnto himselfe a peculiar people, zealous of good workes.
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- These things speake and exhort, and rebuke with all authoritie.
Let no man despise thee.
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