Titus 2
Instructions for the Older and Younger
2But as for you, speak the things which are proper 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 instruct the young women in sensibility: 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 slandered.
6Likewise urge athe younger men to be 1sensible; 7in all things show yourself to be aa model of good works, with 1purity in doctrine, dignified, 8sound in word which is irreproachable, so athat the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.
9Urge aslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be pleasing, not contradicting, 10not pilfering, but demonstrating all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of aGod our Savior in everything.
11For the grace of God has aappeared, 1,bbringing salvation to all men, 121instructing us that, denying ungodliness and aworldly desires, we should blive sensibly, righteously, and godly cin the present age, 13looking for the blessed hope and the aappearing of the glory of 1,bour great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14who agave Himself for us bthat He might redeem us from all lawlessness, and cpurify for Himself a dpeople for His own possession, ezealous for good works.