in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified,

Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.

nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.

For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.

but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.

so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;

not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.

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In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

Gravity

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I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.
not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.
Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.
nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.

Uncorruptness

For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.
but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Gravity

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.

Sincerity

For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.
I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.
Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;

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