Titus 2
1 You, however, must teach what is consistent with healthy beliefs.
Now you, speak the things that suit sound doctrine:
2 Older men shouldn't drink; they should be respectable and sensible, with a healthy trust in God, loving and patient.
older men are to be sober, dignified, prudent, sound in the faith, in love and in endurance;
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.
similarly older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good
4 They should be teachers of what's good, teaching the young wives to love their husbands and their children.
—so that they may instruct the young women to love their husbands, to 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.
to be prudent, pure, good homemakers, subordinating themselves to their own husbands, so that the Word of God not be maligned.
6 Likewise tell the young men to be sensible.
Similarly, exhort the young men to be self-controlled,
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 presenting yourself as an example of good works: showing integrity, dignity and incorruptibility in your teaching
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.
—healthy speech, beyond reproach—so that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing slighting 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 slaves to subordinate themselves to their own owners, to be well pleasing in all things, not talking back,
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 pilfering but showing total trustworthiness, so as to adorn the doctrine of our Savior God in everything.
11 For God's grace has been revealed, bringing salvation to everyone.
For the saving grace of God has appeared for 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)
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live prudently, righteously and godly in this present age, (aiōn g165)
13 as we look for the wonderful hope of the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
looking for the blessed hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and 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.
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.
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 these things, whether you exhort or reprove, with all authority. Let no one disdain you.
