Titus 2

SOUND TEACHING AND CHRISTIAN LIVING

2But you are to proclaim things consistent with sound teaching.^{af 2}Older men^ag are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love,^ah and endurance. ³In the same way, older women^ai are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not slaves to excessive drinking. They are to teach what is good, ⁴so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, ⁵to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission^aj to their husbands, so that God’s word^ak will not be slandered.

⁶In the same way, encourage the young men^al to be self-controlled ⁷in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity^A in your teaching. ⁸Your message is to be sound beyond reproach,^am so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn’t have anything bad to say about us.

⁹Slaves are to submit to their masters^an in everything, and to be well-pleasing,^ao not talking back ¹⁰or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior^ap in everything.

¹¹For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation^B for all people,^{aq 12}instructing us to deny godlessness^ar and worldly lusts^as and to live in a sensible, righteous,^at and godly^au way in the present age, ¹³while we wait for the blessed hope,^av the appearing of the glory^aw of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. ¹⁴He gave himself for us^ax to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people for his own possession,^ay eager to do good works.

¹⁵Proclaim these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard^C you.