Titus 2

1 But as for you, you must speak in a manner that befits wholesome teaching.

But speak thou that which becometh sound doctrine,

2 Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave, sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience.

and teach, That the elders be watchful in their minds, and be chaste and pure, and sound in the faith, and in charity, and in patience.

3 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.

And so also the aged women, that they be in behaviour what becometh the fear of Aloha, and not slanderers, nor enslaved to much wine, and that they teach good things;

4 They should school the young women to be affectionate to their husbands and to their children, to be sober-minded, pure in their lives,

making those who are young modest, to love their husbands and their children,

5 industrious in their homes, kind, submissive to their husbands, so that the Christian teaching may not be exposed to reproach.

and to be chaste and holy, well mindful of their houses, and submissive to their husbands, that no man blaspheme the word of Aloha.

6 In the same way exhort the younger men to be discreet,

And of those who are young men, likewise, require that they be chaste.

7 and above all make your own life a pattern of right conduct, having in your teaching no taint of insincerity, but a serious tone,

But in every thing show thyself the example in all good works, and in doctrine let there be with thee sound speech which is sincere and incorrupt,

8 and healthy language which no one can censure, so that our opponents may feel ashamed at having nothing evil to say against us.

and which no man will despise, that he who riseth against us may be ashamed when he cannot say any thing hateful against us.

9 Exhort slaves to be always obedient to their owners, and to give them satisfaction in everything, not contradicting and not pilfering,

Let servants to their masters be submissive in every thing, and please them, not contradicting,

10 but manifesting perfect fidelity and kind feeling, in order to bring honour to the teaching of our Saviour, God, in all things.

nor pilfering; but let them show their good-trustiness in every thing, that they may adorn in every thing the doctrine of Aloha our Saviour.

11 For the grace of God has displayed itself with healing power to all mankind,

FOR the all-saving grace of Aloha hath appeared to all men,

12 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 g165)

and teacheth us to deny wickedness and the lusts of the world, and to live in this world in purity, and in rectitude, and in the fear of Aloha, (aiōn g165)

13 in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

while expecting the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jeshu Meshiha;

14 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.

who gave himself for us, to redeem us from all iniquity, and to cleanse unto himself a new people, who are zealous of good works.

15 Thus speak, exhort, reprove, with all impressiveness. Let no one make light of your authority.

These speak, and require, and maintain with all authority, and no man shall despise thee.