Titus 2

1 But do, thou, speak the things which become the healthful instruction: —

But as for you, you must speak in a manner that befits wholesome teaching.

2 That, aged men, be, sober, grave, sober-minded, healthy in their faith, love, endurance;

Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave, sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience.

3 Aged women, in the same way, in deportment, as becometh sacred persons, not given to intrigue, nor yet, to much wine, enslaved, teachers of virtue, —

In the same way exhort aged women to let their conduct be such as becomes consecrated persons. They must not be slanderers nor enslaved to wine-drinking. They must be teachers of what is right.

4 That they may constrain the young women to be, lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,

They should school the young women to be affectionate to their husbands and to their children, to be sober-minded, pure in their lives,

5 soberminded, chaste, workers at home, good, submitting themselves to their own husbands, —that, the word of God, be not defamed;

industrious in their homes, kind, submissive to their husbands, so that the Christian teaching may not be exposed to reproach.

6 The younger men, in the same way, exhort thou to be sober-minded:

In the same way exhort the younger men to be discreet,

7 In all things, shewing, thyself, an ensample of noble works, —in thine instruction, uncorruptness, gravity,

and above all make your own life a pattern of right conduct, having in your teaching no taint of insincerity, but a serious tone,

8 healthful discourse that cannot be condemned, in order that, he that is of the contrary part, may relent, having nothing to say concerning us that is disparaging:

and healthy language which no one can censure, so that our opponents may feel ashamed at having nothing evil to say against us.

9 Servants, unto their own masters, to be submitting themselves in all things, to be, well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

Exhort slaves to be always obedient to their owners, and to give them satisfaction in everything, not contradicting and not pilfering,

10 not taking anything away, shewing, all good faith, —that, the instruction which is of our Saviour God, they may adorn in all things.

but manifesting perfect fidelity and kind feeling, in order to bring honour to the teaching of our Saviour, God, in all things.

11 For the favour of God, bringing salvation for all men, hath shone forth,

For the grace of God has displayed itself with healing power to all mankind,

12 Putting us under discipline—in order that, —denying ourselves of ungodliness and worldly covetings, in a soberminded and righteous and godly manner, we should live, in the present age, (aiōn g165)

training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time, (aiōn g165)

13 Prepared to welcome the happy hope and forthshining of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Christ Jesus, —

in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

14 Who gave himself up in our behalf, that he might redeem us from all manner of lawlessness, and purify for himself a people as his own treasure—zealous of noble works.

who gave Himself for us to purchase our freedom from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a people who should be specially His own, zealous for doing good works.

15 As to these things, be speaking and exhorting and reproving, with all manner of precept: let, no one, disregard thee!

Thus speak, exhort, reprove, with all impressiveness. Let no one make light of your authority.