Titus 2

Sound Teaching and Christian Living

2But you must say the things that are consistent with sound teaching. ^k2Older men ^lare to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, ^mand endurance. ³In the same way, older women ⁿare to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good, ⁴so they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, ⁵to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive ^oto their husbands, so that God’s message ^pwill not be slandered.

⁶In the same way, encourage the young men ^qto be self-controlled ⁷in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity ^rin your teaching. ⁸Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, ^sso that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

⁹Slaves are to be submissive to their masters ^tin everything, and to be well-pleasing, ^unot talking back ¹⁰or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior ^vin everything.

¹¹For the grace of God has appeared with salvation ^wfor all people, ^x12instructing us to deny godlessness ^yand worldly lusts ^zand to live in a sensible, righteous, ^aand godly ^bway in the present age, ¹³while we wait for the blessed hope ^cand appearing of the glory ^dof our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. ¹⁴He gave Himself for us ^eto redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, ^feager to do good works.

¹⁵Say these things, and encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard ^gyou.