Titus 2
Wycliffe Bible
2 But speak thou those things that beseem wholesome teaching; [Forsooth speak thou the things that become wholesome teaching;]
2 that old men be sober, chaste, prudent, whole in faith, in love, and patience;
3 also old women in holy habit, not slanderers [not backbiters, or saying false blame on other men], not serving much to wine, well-teaching, that they teach prudence.
4 Admonish thou young women, that they love their husbands, that they love their children;
5 and that they be prudent, chaste, sober, having care of the house, benign, subject to their husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
6 Also admonish young men, that they be sober.
7 In all things give thyself ensample of good works, in teaching, in wholeness, in firmness.[a]
8 An wholesome word [An whole word], and unreprovable; that he that is of the contrary side, be ashamed, having none evil thing to say of you.
9 Admonish thou servants to be subject to their lords; in all things pleasing, not again-saying,
10 not defrauding, but in all things showing good faith, that they honour in all things the doctrine of God, our Saviour [that they adorn in all things the doctrine of God, our Saviour].
11 For the grace of God, our Saviour, hath appeared to all men,
12 and taught us, that we forsake wickedness and worldly desires, and live soberly, and justly, and piously in this world, [teaching us, that we, forsaking unpiety, and worldly desires, live soberly, and justly, and piously, in this world,]
13 abiding the blessed hope and the coming of the glory of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 that gave himself for us, to again-buy us from all wickedness [that he should again-buy us from all wickedness], and make clean to himself a people acceptable, and follower of good works.
15 Speak thou these things, and admonish thou, and reprove thou with all commandment; no man despise thee. [Speak thou these things, and admonish, and argue, or reprove, with all commandment; no man despise thee.]
Footnotes
- Titus 2:7 In all things give thyself example of good works, in teaching, in holiness of living, in firmness of virtues.
Titus 2
New Matthew Bible
He tells Titus how he should teach all degrees of persons to conduct themselves.
2 But you, teach the things that are appropriate to wholesome doctrine: 2 that the elder men should be sober, grave, discreet; sound in the faith, in love and in patience. 3 And the elder women likewise: that they should be attired as becomes holiness, and not be false accusers, not given to much drinking, but teachers of good things, 4 to make the young women sober-minded, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be discreet, chaste, housewifely, good, and obedient to their own husbands, so that the word of God is not ill-spoken of. 6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober-minded.
7 Above all things, show yourself an example of good works, with uncorrupt doctrine, with gravity, 8 and with the wholesome word that cannot be rebuked, so that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having nothing in you that he may fault.
9 Exhort the servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please in all things – not answering back, 10 not stealing, but showing all good faithfulness, so that they do honour to the doctrine of our Saviour God in all things. 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation to all men has appeared, 12 and teaches us that we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and that we should live sober-minded, righteously, and godly in this present world, 13 looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the mighty God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us, to redeem us from all unrighteousness, and to make clean for himself an special people, fervently given to good works.
15 These things speak and exhort. And rebuke with all authority. See that no one disrespects you.
Titus 2
1599 Geneva Bible
2 2 He setteth out the duties of sundry persons and states, 6 and willeth him to instruct the Church in manners. 11 He draweth an argument from the end of our redemption, 12 which is, that we live godly and uprightly.
1 But [a]speak thou the things which become wholesome doctrine,
2 [b]That the elder men be watchful, grave, temperate, sound in the faith, in love, and in patience:
3 The elder women likewise, that they be in such behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not subject to much wine, but teachers of honest things.
4 That they may instruct the young women to be sober minded, that they love their husbands, that they love their children,
5 That they be temperate, chaste, [c]keeping at home, good and (A)subject unto their husbands, that the word of God be not evil spoken of.
6 Exhort young men likewise, that they be sober minded.
7 [d]In all things show thyself an example of good works with uncorrupt doctrine, with [e]gravity, integrity,
8 And with the wholesome word, which cannot be condemned, that he which withstandeth, may be ashamed, having nothing concerning you to speak evil of.
9 (B)[f]Let servants be subject to their masters, and please them in all [g]things, not answering again,
10 Neither pickers, but that they show all good faithfulness, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.
11 (C)[h]For that grace of God, that bringeth salvation unto all men, hath appeared,
12 And teacheth us, that we should deny ungodliness and [i]worldly lusts, and that we should live soberly and righteously, and godly in this present world,
13 [j]Looking for that blessed hope, and appearing of that glory of that mighty God, and of our Savior Jesus Christ.
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purge us to be a [k]peculiar people unto himself, zealous of good works.
15 These things speak, and exhort, and convince with all [l]authority. See that no man despise thee.
Footnotes
- Titus 2:1 The fifth admonition: The doctrine must not only be generally pure, but also be applied to all ages and orders of men, according to the diversity of circumstances.
- Titus 2:2 What are the chiefest virtues for old and young, both men and women: and how they ought to be stirred up unto them continually.
- Titus 2:5 No gadders up and down.
- Titus 2:7 The sixth admonition: That both the Pastor’s life and doctrine must be sound.
- Titus 2:7 Not such a gravity as may drive men from coming to the minister, but such as may cause them to come in most reverent and honest sort.
- Titus 2:9 The seventh admonition, of servants’ duty toward their masters.
- Titus 2:9 Which may be done without offense to God.
- Titus 2:11 The eighth admonition belonging to all the godly, that seeing God calleth all men to the Gospel, and Christ hath so justified us, that he hath also sanctified us, we must all of us give ourselves to true godliness and righteousness, setting before us a sure hope of that immeasurable glory: which thing must in such sort be beaten into their heads, that the gainsayers also must be reproved, by the authority of the mighty God.
- Titus 2:12 Lusts of the flesh, which belong to the present state of this life and world.
- Titus 2:13 Christ is here most plainly called that mighty God, and his appearance and coming is called by the figure Metonymy, our hope.
- Titus 2:14 As it were a thing peculiarly laid up for himself.
- Titus 2:15 With all authority possible.
Titus 2
Authorized (King James) Version
2 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 that the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4 that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 8 sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; 10 not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
2001 by Terence P. Noble
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.
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