Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

¹But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.²Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.³Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,⁴and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,⁵to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.⁶Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.⁷Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,⁸and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.⁹Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,¹⁰not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

¹¹For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,¹²training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,¹³waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,¹⁴who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

¹⁵Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.