Titus 2
1 But as for you, you must speak in a manner that befits wholesome teaching.
But do thou speak the things which become sound doctrine:
2 Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave, sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience.
that aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in the faith, in love, 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.
the aged women likewise in behaviour as becometh saints, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
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,
that they may instruct the young women to be temperate, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be prudent,
5 industrious in their homes, kind, submissive to their husbands, so that the Christian teaching may not be exposed to reproach.
chaste, keepers at home, good, submissive to their husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
6 In the same way exhort the younger men to be discreet,
Exhort the young men in like manner to be temperate:
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,
in all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works, with uncorruptness in teaching, gravity, sound doctrine that cannot be condemned;
8 and healthy language which no one can censure, so that our opponents may feel ashamed at having nothing evil to say against us.
that he who opposeth it may be ashamed, having no evil to say of you.
9 Exhort slaves to be always obedient to their owners, and to give them satisfaction in everything, not contradicting and not pilfering,
Exhort servants to submit to their masters, to be obsequious in all things,
10 but manifesting perfect fidelity and kind feeling, in order to bring honour to the teaching of our Saviour, God, in all things.
not answering frowardly, not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
11 For the grace of God has displayed itself with healing power to all mankind,
For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation, 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)
teaching us that denying ungodliness, and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in this present world; (aiōn g165)
13 in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
looking for the blessed hope, and glorious appearance of the great God, and our Saviour, Jesus Christ:
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, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
15 Thus speak, exhort, reprove, with all impressiveness. Let no one make light of your authority.
These things speak, and exhort; and reprove offenders with all authority: that none may despise thee.
