2:1 [] Su omwV lalei osa prepousin eiV thn ugiainousan didaskalian.

2:2 Oi geronteV na hnai agrupnoi, semnoi, swfroneV, ugiainonteV en th pistei, th agaph, th upomonh.

2:3 Ai graiai wsautwV na ecwsi tropon ieropreph, mh katalaloi, mh dedoulwmenai eiV pollhn oinoposian, na hnai didaskaloi twn kalwn,

2:4 dia na nouqetwsi taV neaV na hnai filandroi, filoteknoi,

2:5 swfroneV, kaqarai, oikofulakeV, agaqai, eupeiqeiV eiV touV idiouV autwn andraV, dia na mh blasfhmhtai o logoV tou Qeou.

2:6 TouV newterouV wsautwV nouqetei na swfronwsi,

2:7 deiknuwn kata panta seauton tupon twn kalwn ergwn, fulattwn en th didaskalia adiafqorian, semnothta,

2:8 logon ugih kai akatakriton, dia na entraph o enantioV, mh ecwn na legh dia saV mhden kakon.

2:9 TouV doulouV na upotasswntai eiV touV eautwn despotaV, na euarestwsin eiV autouV kata panta, na mh antilegwsi,

2:10 na mh sfeterizwntai ta allotria, alla na deiknuwsi pasan pistin agaqhn, dia na stolizwsi kata panta thn didaskalian tou swthroV hmwn Qeou.

2:11 [] Dioti efanerwqh h cariV tou Qeou h swthrioV eiV pantaV anqrwpouV,

2:12 didaskousa hmaV na arnhqwmen thn asebeian kai taV kosmikaV epiqumiaV kai na zhswmen swfronwV kai dikaiwV kai eusebwV en tw paronti aiwni,

2:13 prosmenonteV thn makarian elpida kai epifaneian thV doxhV tou megalou Qeou kai SwthroV hmwn Ihsou Cristou,

2:14 ostiV edwken eauton uper hmwn, dia na maV lutrwsh apo pashV anomiaV kai na maV kaqarish eiV eauton laon eklekton, zhlwthn kalwn ergwn.