Titus 2

1 But do, thou, speak the things which become the healthful instruction: —

But as for yoʋ, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine.

2 That, aged men, be, sober, grave, sober-minded, healthy in their faith, love, endurance;

Elderly men are to be sober-minded, dignified, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and 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, —

Elderly women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderous or enslaved to much wine, but teaching what is good,

4 That they may constrain the young women to be, lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,

so that they can admonish the young women to be loving to their husbands, loving to their children,

5 soberminded, chaste, workers at home, good, submitting themselves to their own husbands, —that, the word of God, be not defamed;

sensible, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.

6 The younger men, in the same way, exhort thou to be sober-minded:

In the same way, urge the younger men to be of sound mind.

7 In all things, shewing, thyself, an ensample of noble works, —in thine instruction, uncorruptness, gravity,

Show yoʋrself to be a model of good works in every way, and in yoʋr teaching show integrity, dignity, incorruptibility,

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:

and sound speech that is above reproach, so that any opponent may be put to shame because he has nothing bad to say about us.

9 Servants, unto their own masters, to be submitting themselves in all things, to be, well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters and well-pleasing in everything, 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 all good faith, so that in every way they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior.

11 For the favour of God, bringing salvation for all men, hath shone forth,

For the saving grace of God has appeared to all people,

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)

instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly manner in the 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, —

as we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory 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.

He gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession, 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!

Declare these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise yoʋ.