instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age
Other versions
King James Version
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;English Standard Version
training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,New International Version
It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,