1 But you—speak what is suitable [according] to the sound teaching. 2 Elders [are] to be temperate, dignified, sober, sound in faith, in the love, in the endurance. 3 Aged women, in like manner, in behavior as becomes sacred persons, not false accusers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things, 4 that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children, 5 sober, pure, keepers of [their own] houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that evil may not be spoken of the word of God. 6 The younger men, in like manner, exhort [them] to be sober-minded. 7 Concerning all things, present yourself [as] a pattern of good works—in the teaching [with] uncorruptedness, dignity, 8 sound discourse [that is] blameless, so that he who is of the contrary may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you. 9 Servants [are] to be subject to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting, 10 not stealing, but showing all good steadfastness, that the teaching of God our Savior they may adorn in all things. 11 For the saving grace of God has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, we may live soberly, and righteously, and piously in the present age, 13 waiting for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to Himself a special people, zealous of good works. 15 Speak these things, and exhort and convict with all authority; let no one despise you!
Titus · Literal Standard Version
Titus 2 Literal Standard Version
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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
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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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)