Titus 2

Promote Right Teaching

1As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching. 2Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience.

3Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers.#2:3 Greek be enslaved to much wine. Instead, they should teach others what is good. 4These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, 5to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes,#2:5 Some manuscripts read to care for their homes. to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.

6In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely. 7And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. 8Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.

9Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back 10or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.

11For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. 12And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, 13while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. 14He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

15You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don’t let anyone disregard what you say.

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Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

1But as for you, teach what accords with #See 1 Tim. 1:10sound#2:1 Or healthy; also verses 2, 8 doctrine. 2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, #[See ver. 1 above]sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3#[1 Tim. 2:9] Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, #1 Tim. 3:11not slanderers #[1 Tim. 3:8; 5:23]or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled, #1 Pet. 3:2pure, #[1 Tim. 5:14] working at home, kind, and #See Gen. 3:16submissive to their own husbands, #See 1 Tim. 6:1that the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge #1 Tim. 5:1the younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be #1 Tim. 4:12; 1 Pet. 5:3a model of good works, and in your teaching #[2 Cor. 11:3] show integrity, #1 Tim. 2:2dignity, 8and #[1 Tim. 6:3] sound speech that cannot be condemned, #Neh. 5:9; 1 Tim. 5:14; 1 Pet. 2:12; 3:16so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9#See 1 Pet. 2:18Bondservants#2:9 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface are to be submissive to their own masters #[Col. 3:22]in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10not pilfering, #[1 Tim. 3:11] but showing all good faith, #Matt. 5:16; Phil. 2:15so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11For #ch. 3:7; See Acts 11:23the grace of God #ch. 3:4has appeared, bringing salvation #[Ps. 67:2]; See 1 Tim. 2:4for all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and #1 Pet. 4:2; 1 John 2:16worldly passions, and #2 Tim. 3:12; [Acts 24:25] to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in #1 Tim. 6:17; 2 Tim. 4:10the present age, 13#See 1 Cor. 1:7; 2 Pet. 3:12waiting for our blessed #See ch. 1:2hope, the #See 2 Thess. 2:8appearing of the glory of our great #2 Pet. 1:1God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14#See Matt. 20:28who gave himself for us to #Ps. 130:8; See 1 Pet. 1:18redeem us from all lawlessness and #Ezek. 37:23; See Ex. 19:5to purify for himself #Ezek. 37:23; See Ex. 19:5a people for his own possession who are #ch. 3:8; Eph. 2:10zealous for good works.

15Declare these things; exhort and #ch. 1:13; 1 Tim. 5:20rebuke with all authority. #See 1 Tim. 4:12Let no one disregard you.

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