Titus 2
1 And thou — be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;
You, however, must teach what is consistent with healthy beliefs.
2 aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;
Older men shouldn't drink; they should be respectable and sensible, with a healthy trust in God, loving and patient.
3 aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,
Similarly older women ought to behave in a way that shows they live their lives for God. They shouldn't destroy people's reputations by what they say, and they shouldn't be addicted to wine.
4 that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children,
They should be teachers of what's good, teaching the young wives to love their husbands and their children.
5 sober, pure, keepers of [their own] houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
They are to be sensible and pure, working in their homes, doing good and listening to what their husbands tell them. In this way the word of God will not be spoken about badly.
6 The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;
Likewise tell the young men to be sensible.
7 concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,
You should set an example of doing good in all areas of life: show integrity and seriousness in what you teach,
8 discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.
sharing healthy beliefs that can't be criticized. In this way those who are opposed will be ashamed of themselves and won't have anything bad to say about us.
9 Servants — to their own masters [are] to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,
Tell servants to always obey their masters. They should try to please them and not talk back to them.
10 not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.
They shouldn't steal things for themselves, but show they are completely trustworthy so that they may rightly represent the truth about God our Savior in every way.
11 For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men,
For God's grace has been revealed, bringing salvation to everyone.
12 teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age, (aiōn g165)
It teaches us to reject a godless way of life with the desires of this world. Instead we should live thoughtful, self-controlled lives that are right before God in the present world (aiōn g165)
13 waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,
as we look for the wonderful hope of the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
14 who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;
He gave himself for us, so that he could set us free from all our wickedness, and to make us clean for him—a people who belong to him, keen to do good.
15 these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!
This is what you should be teaching. You have the authority to encourage and to correct as necessary. Don't let anyone look down on you.
