Titus 2
1 But do, thou, speak the things which become the healthful instruction: —
But speak you the things which become sound doctrine:
2 That, aged men, be, sober, grave, sober-minded, healthy in their faith, love, endurance;
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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, —
The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becomes holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4 That they may constrain the young women to be, lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,
That they may teach the young women to be sober, 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 discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
6 The younger men, in the same way, exhort thou to be sober-minded:
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
7 In all things, shewing, thyself, an ensample of noble works, —in thine instruction, uncorruptness, gravity,
In all things showing yourself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing soundness, gravity, sincerity,
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:
Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
9 Servants, unto their own masters, to be submitting themselves in all things, to be, well-pleasing, not gainsaying,
Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
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 purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.
11 For the favour of God, bringing salvation for all men, hath shone forth,
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to 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 soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; (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 that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our 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, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
15 As to these things, be speaking and exhorting and reproving, with all manner of precept: let, no one, disregard thee!
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise you.
