Titus 2
1 You, however, must teach what is consistent with healthy beliefs.
But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine.
2 Older men shouldn't drink; they should be respectable and sensible, with a healthy trust in God, loving and patient.
Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
3 Similarly older women ought to behave in a way that shows they live their lives for God. They shouldn't destroy people's reputations by what they say, and they shouldn't be addicted to wine.
Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well,
4 They should be teachers of what's good, teaching the young wives to love their husbands and their children.
so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children,
5 They are to be sensible and pure, working in their homes, doing good and listening to what their husbands tell them. In this way the word of God will not be spoken about badly.
be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.
6 Likewise tell the young men to be sensible.
Exhort young men similarly, so that they may show self-restraint.
7 You should set an example of doing good in all areas of life: show integrity and seriousness in what you teach,
In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness,
8 sharing healthy beliefs that can't be criticized. In this way those who are opposed will be ashamed of themselves and won't have anything bad to say about us.
with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us.
9 Tell servants to always obey their masters. They should try to please them and not talk back to them.
Exhort servants to be submissive to their masters, in all things pleasing, not contradicting,
10 They shouldn't steal things for themselves, but show they are completely trustworthy so that they may rightly represent the truth about God our Savior in every way.
not cheating, but in all things showing good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.
11 For God's grace has been revealed, bringing salvation to everyone.
For the grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men,
12 It teaches us to reject a godless way of life with the desires of this world. Instead we should live thoughtful, self-controlled lives that are right before God in the present world (aiōn g165)
instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age, (aiōn g165)
13 as we look for the wonderful hope of the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
looking forward to the blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ.
14 He gave himself for us, so that he could set us free from all our wickedness, and to make us clean for him—a people who belong to him, keen to do good.
He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.
15 This is what you should be teaching. You have the authority to encourage and to correct as necessary. Don't let anyone look down on you.
Speak and exhort and argue these things with all authority. Let no one despise you.
