Titus 2

1 And thou — be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

But do thou speak the things which become sound doctrine:

2 aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

that aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in the faith, in love, in patience:

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,

the aged women likewise in behaviour as becometh saints, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

4 that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children,

that they may instruct the young women to be temperate, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be prudent,

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.

chaste, keepers at home, good, submissive to their husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

6 The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

Exhort the young men in like manner to be temperate:

7 concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

in all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works, with uncorruptness in teaching, gravity, sound doctrine that cannot be condemned;

8 discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

that he who opposeth it may be ashamed, having no evil to say of you.

9 Servants — to their own masters [are] to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

Exhort servants to submit to their masters, to be obsequious in all things,

10 not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn 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 saving grace of God was manifested to all men,

For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men;

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)

teaching us that denying ungodliness, and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in this present world; (aiōn g165)

13 waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the 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 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;

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 these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!

These things speak, and exhort; and reprove offenders with all authority: that none may despise thee.