Titus 2

1 But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.

2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

3 Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

4 In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

5 to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

6 In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

7 In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, incorruptibility,

8 and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

9 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

10 not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

11 For the saving grace of God has appeared to everyone.

12 It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

15 Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

1 ¶ But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

3 The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

9 [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;

10 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 that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

15 ¶ These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

1 But speak thou according to the sound doctrine:

2 To the aged, that they may be sober, honourable, chaste, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

3 To the old women of the same kind, that they should behave themselves according to the manner of the saints, not blasphemers, not winebibbers, but good teachers,

4 That they may teach the young women to be chaste, to love their husbands, to love children,

5 To be chaste, domestic, kind, subject to their husbands, lest the word of God be blasphemed.

6 In like manner exhort the young men to be chaste.

7 But in every place set thyself for an ensample of good works, with doctrine unadulterated, with uprightness,

8 With a wholesome and blameless word, that the wicked may be ashamed, and have nothing to say evil of us.

9 To the servants, that they may be subject unto their masters, to do them good in all things, not to bark against them,

10 not to betray, but to show all good faith, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

11 For the saving grace of God hath appeared unto all men.

12 And discipline us, that we may deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and live chastely, righteously, and godly, in this world.

13 and wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Saviour JEsu Christ,

14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all unrighteousness, and purify unto himself a people for a possession, diligent to do good works.

15 Speak these things, and exhort, and rebuke with all earnestness. Let no man despise thee.