Titus 2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Sound Teaching and Christian Living

¹ But you are to proclaim things consistent with sound teaching.

² Older men  are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love,  and endurance.

³ In the same way, older women  are to be reverent in behaviour, not slanderers, not slaves to excessive drinking. They are to teach what is good,

⁴ so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children,

⁵ to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission  to their husbands, so that God’s word  will not be slandered.

⁶ In the same way, encourage the young men  to be self-controlled

⁷ in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity  in your teaching.

⁸ Your message is to be sound beyond reproach,  so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn’t have anything bad to say about us.

⁹ Slaves are to submit to their masters  in everything, and to be well-pleasing,  not talking back

¹⁰ or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Saviour  in everything.

¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation  for all people,

¹² instructing us to deny godlessness  and worldly lusts  and to live in a sensible, righteous,  and godly  way in the present age,

¹³ while we wait for the blessed hope,  the appearing of the glory  of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ He gave himself for us  to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people for his own possession,  eager to do good works.

¹⁵ Proclaim these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard  you.