Titus 2

1 Now you, speak the things that suit sound doctrine:

But as for yoʋ, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine.

2 older men are to be sober, dignified, prudent, sound in the faith, in love and in endurance;

Elderly men are to be sober-minded, dignified, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.

3 similarly older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good

Elderly women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderous or enslaved to much wine, but teaching what is good,

4 —so that they may instruct the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

so that they can admonish the young women to be loving to their husbands, loving 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.

sensible, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.

6 Similarly, exhort the young men to be self-controlled,

In the same way, urge the younger men to be of sound mind.

7 in all things presenting yourself as an example of good works: showing integrity, dignity and incorruptibility in your teaching

Show yoʋrself to be a model of good works in every way, and in yoʋr teaching show integrity, dignity, incorruptibility,

8 —healthy speech, beyond reproach—so that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing slighting to say about us.

and sound speech that is above reproach, so that any opponent may be put to shame because he has nothing bad to say about us.

9 Exhort slaves to subordinate themselves to their own owners, to be well pleasing in all things, not talking back,

Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters and well-pleasing in everything, not talking back,

10 not pilfering but showing total trustworthiness, so as to adorn the doctrine of our Savior God in everything.

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in every way they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior.

11 For the saving grace of God has appeared for all men,

For the saving grace of God has appeared to all people,

12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live prudently, righteously and godly in this present age, (aiōn g165)

instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly manner in the present age, (aiōn g165)

13 looking for the blessed hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

as we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, 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.

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 works.

15 Speak these things, whether you exhort or reprove, with all authority. Let no one disdain you.

Declare these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise yoʋ.