< Titus 2 >
1 But do thou speak the things that become sound teaching;
And thou — be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;
2 that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;
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;
aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,
4 that they may admonish the young women to be attached to [their] husbands, to be attached to [their] children,
that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [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.
sober, pure, keepers of [their own] houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
6 The younger men in like manner exhort to be discreet:
The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;
7 in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,
concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, 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:
discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.
9 bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;
Servants — to their own masters [are] to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,
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 purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.
11 For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,
For the saving grace of God was manifested to 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 )
teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age, (aiōn )
13 awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory 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 did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might 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 be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!