Titus 2

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

But do you speak the things that become sound teaching;

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

that the aged men be vigilant, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

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

that the aged women likewise be, in deportment, as it becomes holy women, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things,

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

That they may teach the young women to be sober-minded, to love their husbands, to love their children,

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

to be discreet, chaste, fond of home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not reviled.

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

Exhort the young men likewise to be sober-minded,

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

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in teaching, showing incorruptness, gravity,

8 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.

sound speech that can not be condemned; that he that is opposed may be ashamed, seeing he has no evil thing to say of us.

9 Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters and well-pleasing in everything, not talking back,

Exhort servants to be subject to their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not contradicting,

10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in every way they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior.

not stealing, but showing all good faithfulness, that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in all things.

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

For the grace of God, which brings salvation to all men, has appeared,

12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly manner in the present age, (aiōn g165)

teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in the present age; (aiōn g165)

13 as we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

looking for the blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

14 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.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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

Speak these things, and exhort and rebuke with all strictness. Let no one despise you.