Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
It teaches us to say No to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
παιδεύουσα ἡμᾶς ἵνα, ἀρνησάμενοι τὴν ἀσέβειαν καὶ τὰς κοσμικὰς ἐπιθυμίας, σωφρόνως καὶ δικαίως καὶ εὐσεβῶς ζήσωμεν ἐν τῷ νῦν αἰῶνι,
paideyoysa ēmas ina, arnēsamenoi tēn asebeian kai tas kosmikas epithymias, sōphronōs kai dikaiōs kai eysebōs zēsōmen en tō nyn aiōni,