15 To the pure, all things are pure,(A) but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure.(B) In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.(C) 16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him.(D) They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.(E)

Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel

You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.(F) Teach the older men(G) to be temperate,(H) worthy of respect, self-controlled,(I) and sound in faith,(J) in love and in endurance.

Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers(K) or addicted to much wine,(L) but to teach what is good. Then they can urge the younger women(M) to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled(N) and pure, to be busy at home,(O) to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands,(P) so that no one will malign the word of God.(Q)

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