having in your teaching no taint of insincerity,
but a serious tone,
002:008 and healthy language which no one can censure, so that our opponents
may feel ashamed at having nothing evil to say against us.
002:009 Exhort slaves to be always obedient to their owners,
and to give them satisfaction in everything, not contradicting
and not pilfering,
002:010 but manifesting perfect fidelity and kind feeling, in order to bring
honour to the teaching of our Saviour, God, in all things.
002:011 For the grace of God has displayed itself with healing power
to all mankind,
002:012 training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures
of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives
at the present time,
002:013 in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--
the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
002:014 who gave Himself for us to purchase our freedom from all iniquity,
and purify for Himself a people who should be specially His own,
zealous for doing good works.
002:015 Thus speak, exhort, reprove, with all impressiveness.
Let no one make light of your authority.
003:001 Remind people that they must submit to the rulers who are
in authority over them; that they must obey the magistrates,
be prepared for every right action,
003:002 not speak evil of any one, nor be contentious, but yield
unselfishly to others and constantly manifest a forgiving
spirit towards all men.
003:003 For there was a time when we also were deficient in understanding,
obstinate, deluded, the slaves of various cravings and pleasures,
spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful ourselves