Titus 2:1-10 English Standard Version
Teach Sound Doctrine
2 But as for you, teach what accords with (A)sound[a] doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, (B)sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 (C)Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, (D)not slanderers (E)or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, (F)pure, (G)working at home, kind, and (H)submissive to their own husbands, (I)that the word of God may not be reviled. 6 Likewise, urge (J)the younger men to be self-controlled. 7 Show yourself in all respects to be (K)a model of good works, and in your teaching (L)show integrity, (M)dignity, 8 and (N)sound speech that cannot be condemned, (O)so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 (P)Bondservants[b] are to be submissive to their own masters (Q)in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, (R)but showing all good faith, (S)so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
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Cross references
- Titus 2:1 : See 1 Tim. 1:10
- Titus 2:2 : [See ver. 1 above]; See 1 Tim. 1:10
- Titus 2:3 : [1 Tim. 2:9]
- Titus 2:3 : 1 Tim. 3:11
- Titus 2:3 : [1 Tim. 3:8; 5:23]
- Titus 2:5 : 1 Pet. 3:2
- Titus 2:5 : [1 Tim. 5:14]
- Titus 2:5 : See Gen. 3:16
- Titus 2:5 : See 1 Tim. 6:1
- Titus 2:6 : 1 Tim. 5:1
- Titus 2:7 : 1 Tim. 4:12; 1 Pet. 5:3
- Titus 2:7 : [2 Cor. 11:3]
- Titus 2:7 : 1 Tim. 2:2
- Titus 2:8 : [1 Tim. 6:3]
- Titus 2:8 : Neh. 5:9; 1 Tim. 5:14; 1 Pet. 2:12; 3:16
- Titus 2:9 : See 1 Pet. 2:18
- Titus 2:9 : [Col. 3:22]
- Titus 2:10 : [1 Tim. 3:11]
- Titus 2:10 : Matt. 5:16; Phil. 2:15
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