Titus 2

1 But do thou speak the things that become sound teaching;

BUT speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

2 that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

3 that the elder women in like manner be in deportment as becoming those who have to say to sacred things, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is right;

That the elder women also be sacredly becoming in their behaviour, not slanderers, not enslaved by much wine, teachers of propriety;

4 that they may admonish the young women to be attached to [their] husbands, to be attached to [their] children,

that they instruct the young women to be discreet, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

to be sober, domestic, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not ill reported of.

6 The younger men in like manner exhort to be discreet:

The younger men in like manner exhort to be sober minded.

7 in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,

In all things approving thyself as a pattern of good works: in thy teaching, shewing integrity, gravity, incorruptibility,

8 a sound word, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us:

sound discourse, incapable of confutation; that he who is in opposition may be confounded, having nothing faulty to say of you.

9 bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;

Let servants be subject to their own masters, in all things to be agreeable to them; not contradicting;

10 not robbing [their masters], but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which [is] of our Saviour God in all things.

not embezzling their property, but demonstrating all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

11 For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,

For the grace of God which leads to salvation hath appeared unto all men,

12 teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things, (aiōn g165)

instructing us, that denying ungodliness and worldly affections, we should live soberly and righteously, and godly in the present day; (aiōn g165)

13 awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

expecting the blessed hope, and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.

These things speak and enjoin, and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.