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[1]But speke thou tho thingis that bisemen hoolsum teching;
[2]that elde men be sobre, chast, prudent, hool in feith, in loue, and pacience;
[3]also olde wymmen in hooli abite, not sclaundereris, not seruynge myche to wyn, wel techynge, that thei teche prudence.
[4]Moneste thou yonge wymmen, that thei loue here hosebondis, that thei loue her children;
[5]and that thei be prudent, chast, sobre, hauynge cure of the hous, benygne, suget to her hosebondis, that the word of God be not blasfemyd.
[6]Also moneste thou yonge men, that thei be sobre.
[7]In alle thingis yyue thi silf ensaumple of good werkis, in teching, in hoolnesse, in sadnesse.
[8]An hoolsum word, and vnrepreuable; that he that is of the contrarie side, be aschamed, hauynge noon yuel thing to seie of you.
[9]Moneste thou seruauntis to be suget to her lordis; in alle thingis plesinge, not ayenseiynge, not defraudynge,
[10]but in alle thingis schewinge good feith, that thei onoure in alle thingis the doctryn of `God, oure sauyour.
[11]For the grace of `God, oure sauyour,
[12]hath apperid to alle men, and tauyte vs, that we forsake wickidnesse, and worldli desyris, lyue sobreli, and iustli, `and piteuousli in this world,
[13]abidinge the blessid hope and the comyng of the glorie of the greet God, and of oure sauyour Jhesu Crist;
[14]that yaf hym silf for vs, to ayenbie vs fro al wickidnesse, and make clene to hym silf a puple acceptable, and suere of good werkis.
[15]Speke thou these thingis, and moneste thou, and repreue thou with al comaundement; no man dispise thee.
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