Titus 2

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

Paul instructs Titus to teach various groups within the community how to conduct themselves appropriately. Older men are directed to be temperate and dignified, while older women are instructed to act reverently and teach younger women to manage their households. Younger men are similarly urged to exercise self-control, and Titus is told to set an example through good works and integrity. Slaves are instructed to submit to their masters and demonstrate complete faithfulness in all things. The text explains that the grace of God has appeared to train people to renounce ungodliness and await the appearance of Jesus Christ, who gave Himself to redeem a people for His own possession. Finally, Titus is commanded to speak these things, encouraging and rebuking with authority.

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¹But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine. ²Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. ³Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. ⁴In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, ⁵to 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. ⁶In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. ⁷In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, ⁸and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us. ⁹Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, ¹⁰not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior. ¹¹For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. ¹²It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, ¹³as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. ¹⁴He 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. ¹⁵Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

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