Titus 2
1 But do, thou, speak the things which become the healthful instruction: —
Now you, speak the things that suit sound doctrine:
2 That, aged men, be, sober, grave, sober-minded, healthy in their faith, love, endurance;
older men are to be sober, dignified, prudent, sound in the faith, in love and in endurance;
3 Aged women, in the same way, in deportment, as becometh sacred persons, not given to intrigue, nor yet, to much wine, enslaved, teachers of virtue, —
similarly older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good
4 That they may constrain the young women to be, lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,
—so that they may instruct the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
5 soberminded, chaste, workers at home, good, submitting themselves to their own husbands, —that, the word of God, be not defamed;
to be prudent, pure, good homemakers, subordinating themselves to their own husbands, so that the Word of God not be maligned.
6 The younger men, in the same way, exhort thou to be sober-minded:
Similarly, exhort the young men to be self-controlled,
7 In all things, shewing, thyself, an ensample of noble works, —in thine instruction, uncorruptness, gravity,
in all things presenting yourself as an example of good works: showing integrity, dignity and incorruptibility in your teaching
8 healthful discourse that cannot be condemned, in order that, he that is of the contrary part, may relent, having nothing to say concerning us that is disparaging:
—healthy speech, beyond reproach—so that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing slighting to say about us.
9 Servants, unto their own masters, to be submitting themselves in all things, to be, well-pleasing, not gainsaying,
Exhort slaves to subordinate themselves to their own owners, to be well pleasing in all things, not talking back,
10 not taking anything away, shewing, all good faith, —that, the instruction which is of our Saviour God, they may adorn in all things.
not pilfering but showing total trustworthiness, so as to adorn the doctrine of our Savior God in everything.
11 For the favour of God, bringing salvation for all men, hath shone forth,
For the saving grace of God has appeared for all men,
12 Putting us under discipline—in order that, —denying ourselves of ungodliness and worldly covetings, in a soberminded and righteous and godly manner, we should live, in the present age, (aiōn g165)
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live prudently, righteously and godly in this present age, (aiōn g165)
13 Prepared to welcome the happy hope and forthshining of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Christ Jesus, —
looking for the blessed hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
14 Who gave himself up in our behalf, that he might redeem us from all manner of lawlessness, and purify for himself a people as his own treasure—zealous of noble works.
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 As to these things, be speaking and exhorting and reproving, with all manner of precept: let, no one, disregard thee!
Speak these things, whether you exhort or reprove, with all authority. Let no one disdain you.
