Titus 2
1 Now you, speak the things that suit sound doctrine:
But do thou speak the things that become sound teaching;
2 older men are to be sober, dignified, prudent, sound in the faith, in love and in endurance;
that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
3 similarly older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good
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;
4 —so that they may instruct the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
that they may admonish the young women to be attached to [their] husbands, to be attached to [their] children,
5 to be prudent, pure, good homemakers, subordinating themselves to their own husbands, so that the Word of God not be maligned.
discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
6 Similarly, exhort the young men to be self-controlled,
The younger men in like manner exhort to be discreet:
7 in all things presenting yourself as an example of good works: showing integrity, dignity and incorruptibility in your teaching
in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,
8 —healthy speech, beyond reproach—so that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing slighting to say about us.
a sound word, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us:
9 Exhort slaves to subordinate themselves to their own owners, to be well pleasing in all things, not talking back,
bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;
10 not pilfering but showing total trustworthiness, so as to adorn the doctrine of our Savior God in everything.
not robbing [their masters], but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which [is] of our Saviour God in all things.
11 For the saving grace of God has appeared for all men,
For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,
12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live prudently, righteously and godly in this present age, (aiōn g165)
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)
13 looking for the blessed hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 who gave Himself for us, so that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for Himself a special people, zealous for good works.
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.
15 Speak these things, whether you exhort or reprove, with all authority. Let no one disdain you.
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.
