Older men(A) are to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love,(B) and endurance. In the same way, older women(C) are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good, so they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive(D) to their husbands, so that God’s message(E) will not be slandered.

In the same way, encourage the young men(F) to be self-controlled in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity[a] in your teaching. Your message is to be sound beyond reproach,(G) so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 2:7 Other mss add incorruptibility

11 For the grace of God has appeared with salvation[a] for all people,(A) 12 instructing us to deny godlessness(B) and worldly lusts(C) and to live in a sensible, righteous,(D) and godly(E) way in the present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope(F) and appearing of the glory(G) of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. 14 He gave Himself for us(H) to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession,(I) eager to do good works.

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  1. Titus 2:11 Or appeared, bringing salvation; or appeared with saving power

Christian Living among Outsiders

Remind them to be submissive(A) to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness(B) to all people. For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions(C) and pleasures,(D) living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love
for mankind appeared,(E)
He saved us(F)
not by works of righteousness that we had done,(G)
but according to His mercy,(H)
through the washing of regeneration(I)
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(J)
He poured out this Spirit on us abundantly(K)
through Jesus Christ our Savior,
so that having been justified by His grace,(L)
we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.(M)

This saying is trustworthy.(N) I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone. But avoid foolish debates,(O) genealogies,(P) quarrels,(Q) and disputes about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. 10 Reject a divisive(R) person after a first and second warning,(S) 11 knowing that such a person is perverted and sins, being self-condemned.

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