7 Don't have anything to do with godless stories and silly tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly.
8 Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come.
9 Here is a saying you can trust. You can accept it completely.
10 We work hard for it. Here is the saying. We have put our hope in the living God. He is the Savior of all people. Most of all he is the Savior of those who believe.
11 Command those things. Teach them.
12 Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young. Set an example for the believers in what you say and in how you live. Also set an example in how you love and in what you believe. Show the believers how to be pure.
13 Until I come, spend your time reading Scripture out loud to one another. Spend your time preaching and teaching.