Titus 2

1 But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.

But speak thou the things that belong to wholesome doctrine.

2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

And teach the older men to be watchful in their minds, and to be sober, and to be pure, and to be sound in the faith, and in love and in patience.

3 Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

And so also the elder women, that they be in behavior as becometh the fear of God; and not to be slanderers; and not to be addicted to much wine; and to be inculcators of good things,

4 In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

making the younger women to be modest, to love their husbands and their children,

5 to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

to be chaste and holy, and to take good care of their households, and to be obedient to their husbands; so that no one may reproach the word of God.

6 In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

And likewise exhort young men to be sober.

7 In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

And in every thing show thyself a pattern, as to all good works: and in thy teaching, let thy discourse be healthful,

8 and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us.

such as is sober and uncorrupt; and let no one despise it: so that he who riseth up against us, may be ashamed, seeing he can say nothing odious against us.

9 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

Let servants obey their masters in every thing, and strive to please them, and not contradict, nor pilfer;

10 not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

but let them manifest that their fidelity, in all respects, is good: so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Life-giver, in all things.

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

For the all-vivifying grace of God, is revealed to all men;

12 It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, (aiōn g165)

and it teacheth us, to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live in this world in sobriety, and in uprightness, and in the fear of God, (aiōn g165)

13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

looking for the blessed hope, and the manifestation of the glory of the great God, and our Life-giver, Jesus the Messiah;

14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

who gave himself for us, that he might recover us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a new people, who are zealous in good works.

15 Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

These things speak thou, and exhort, and inculcate, with all authority; and let no one despise thee.