Titus 2:1–15

Duties of the Older and Younger

¹But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for ^asound doctrine.

^2aOlder men are to be ^btemperate, dignified, sensible, ^csound ^din faith, in love, in ¹perseverance.

³Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, ^anot malicious gossips nor ^benslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

⁴so that they may ¹encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

⁵to be sensible, pure, ^aworkers at home, kind, being ^bsubject to their own husbands, ^cso that the word of God will not be dishonored.

⁶Likewise urge ^athe young men to be ¹sensible;

⁷in all things show yourself to be ^aan example of good deeds, with ¹purity in doctrine, dignified,

⁸sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so ^athat the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.

⁹Urge ^abondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not ¹argumentative,

¹⁰not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of ^aGod our Savior in every respect.

¹¹For the grace of God has ^aappeared, ^1bbringing salvation to all men,

¹²¹instructing us to deny ungodliness and ^aworldly desires and ^bto live sensibly, righteously and godly ^cin the present age,

¹³looking for the blessed hope and the ^aappearing of the glory of ^1bour great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

¹⁴who ^agave Himself for us ^bto redeem us from every lawless deed, and to ^cpurify for Himself a ^dpeople for His own possession, ^ezealous for good deeds.

¹⁵These things speak and ^aexhort and reprove with all ¹authority. ^bLet no one disregard you.