< Titus 2 >
1 You however, should speak of such subjects as properly have a place in sound teaching.
But as for you, you must speak in a manner that befits wholesome teaching.
2 Teach that the older men should be soberly clear minded, dignified and self-controlled – sound in faith, love, and patient endurance.
Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave, sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience.
3 So, too, that the older women should live reverent lives, not slanderers, not slaves to excessive drinking.
In the same way exhort aged women to let their conduct be such as becomes consecrated persons. They must not be slanderers nor enslaved to wine-drinking. They must be teachers of what is right.
4 They should teach what is good, so as to train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
They should school the young women to be affectionate to their husbands and to their children, to be sober-minded, pure in their lives,
5 and to be self-controlled, pure-minded, to be watching over their home, to be kind, respecting the authority of their husbands, so that no one will speak badly of God’s message.
industrious in their homes, kind, submissive to their husbands, so that the Christian teaching may not be exposed to reproach.
6 In the same way with the younger men – encourage them to be self-controlled.
In the same way exhort the younger men to be discreet,
7 In all things, set an example of doing good. In your teaching, show integrity and seriousness –
and above all make your own life a pattern of right conduct, having in your teaching no taint of insincerity, but a serious tone,
8 let the instruction that you give be sound and above reproach, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed when they fail to find anything bad to say about us.
and healthy language which no one can censure, so that our opponents may feel ashamed at having nothing evil to say against us.
9 Tell slaves to respect their owner’s authority in all circumstances, and to try their best to please them.
Exhort slaves to be always obedient to their owners, and to give them satisfaction in everything, not contradicting and not pilfering,
10 Teach them not to contradict or to pilfer, but to show such praiseworthy fidelity in everything, as to recommend the teaching about God our Savior by all that they do.
but manifesting perfect fidelity and kind feeling, in order to bring honour to the teaching of our Saviour, God, in all things.
11 For the loving kindness of God has been revealed, bringing salvation for all,
For the grace of God has displayed itself with healing power to all mankind,
12 leading us to renounce ungodliness and worldly desires, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives here in this present age, (aiōn )
training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time, (aiōn )
13 while awaiting our blessed hope – the appearing in glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.
in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a people who should be truly his own and eager to do good.
who gave Himself for us to purchase our freedom from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a people who should be specially His own, zealous for doing good works.
15 Tell them of all this, and encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone belittle you.
Thus speak, exhort, reprove, with all impressiveness. Let no one make light of your authority.