But refuse younger widows; for when their sensual desires draw them away from the Messiah, they want to get married—
Titus 2:4 - Tree of Life Version so that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So that they will wisely train the young women to be sane and sober of mind (temperate, disciplined) and to love their husbands and their children, American Standard Version (1901) that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, Common English Bible That way they can mentor young women to love their husbands and children, Catholic Public Domain Version so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children, |
But refuse younger widows; for when their sensual desires draw them away from the Messiah, they want to get married—
Therefore, I want the younger widows to get married, have children, manage a household, and give no opportunity to the enemy for slander.
older women as mothers; and younger women as sisters—with complete purity.
Likewise, older women are to be sanctified in demeanor—not backbiting or enslaved to much wine. Let them be teachers of what is good,
to be self-controlled, pure, managing their household, kind, submitted to their own husbands, so that God’s word may not be dishonored.