Titus 2

Evangelical Heritage Version

Encourage With Sound Doctrine

2 But as for you, speak what is appropriate for sound doctrine. ² Encourage older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and patient endurance.

³ Likewise, encourage older women to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, but teachers of what is good, ⁴ so that they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, ⁵ to be self-controlled, pure, busy at home, kind, and submitting to their own husbands, that the word of God might not be slandered.

⁶ Likewise, encourage younger men to be self-controlled. ⁷ In all things show yourself to be an example of good works. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness, ⁸ and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that the one who opposes us will be put to shame, because he has nothing bad to say about us.

⁹ Encourage slaves to submit to their masters in everything, to be pleasing to them, not to be argumentative with them, ¹⁰ not to steal from them, but to demonstrate their complete trustworthiness, so that they may show the teaching of God our Savior to be attractive in every way.

¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. ¹² It trains us to reject ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age, ¹³ while we wait for the blessed hope, that is, the glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. ¹⁴ He gave himself for us, to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are his own chosen people, eager to do good works.

¹⁵ Keep telling people these things. Continue to encourage and rebuke with full authority. Let no one ignore you.