1 But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine. 2 Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience. 3 Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well, 4 so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children, 5 be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed. 6 Exhort young men similarly, so that they may show self-restraint. 7 In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness, 8 with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us. 9 Exhort servants to be submissive to their masters, in all things pleasing, not contradicting, 10 not cheating, but in all things showing good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. 11 For the grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men, 12 instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age, 13 looking forward to the blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ. 14 He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works. 15 Speak and exhort and argue these things with all authority. Let no one despise you.
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Cross references (15)
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- 1 2 Timothy 1:13; 1 Timothy 6:3; Titus 1:9; 1 Timothy 1:10; Titus 3:8
- 2 Galatians 5:23; 1 Peter 4:7; 1 Timothy 3:11; 1 Peter 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:8
- 3 Titus 2:4; 1 Timothy 3:11; 1 Peter 3:3–5; 1 Timothy 2:9–10; Titus 1:7
- 4 1 Timothy 5:14; 1 Timothy 5:2; 1 Timothy 5:11
- 5 Proverbs 31:10–31; Colossians 3:18; 1 Timothy 5:10; 1 Timothy 5:13–14; 1 Peter 3:1–5
- 6 Ecclesiastes 12:1; 1 Peter 5:5; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Joel 2:28; 1 John 2:13
- 7 1 Peter 5:3; 1 Timothy 4:12; 2 Corinthians 4:2; Philippians 1:10; 2 Corinthians 1:12
- 8 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 2:15; 1 Peter 3:16; 1 Timothy 6:3; Philippians 2:14–16
- 9 1 Peter 2:18–25; 1 Timothy 6:1–2; Ephesians 6:5–8; Colossians 3:22–25; Ephesians 5:24
- 10 Matthew 5:16; 1 Peter 2:12; 2 John 9; 1 Samuel 26:23; 1 Timothy 6:3
- 11 Ephesians 2:8; 1 Timothy 2:4; Isaiah 45:22; Hebrews 2:9; Ephesians 2:5
- 12 Ezekiel 36:27; Matthew 16:24; Romans 6:19; Psalm 4:3; 2 Peter 2:9
- 13 2 Timothy 4:8; 1 Corinthians 1:7; Matthew 16:27; Titus 1:2; 2 Peter 3:12–14
- 14 Hebrews 9:14; Ephesians 2:10; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Peter 1:18; Titus 3:8
- 15 2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Timothy 4:12–13; Titus 1:13; 1 Timothy 5:20; Matthew 7:29
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
There are some failings which age has, that youth has not. Some indeed it has in common with youth, but in addition it has a slowness, a timidity, a forgetfulness, an insensibility, and an irritability.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
… faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers?" There, too, he says: "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: that the aged men be sober," and so on. And there, too: "These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Accordingly, when thou seest an enemy of the truth, wait on him, take care of him, lead him back into virtue, by showing forth an excellent life, by applying "speech that cannot be condemned," by bestowing attention and tender care, by trying every means of amendment, in imitation of the best physicians.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… which bringeth salvation unto all men, instructing us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and godly, and righteously in this present world; looking for the blessed hope, and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
But when we speak of the dispensations made for man by our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who will gainsay their having been accomplished through the grace of the Spirit?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)