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The Epistle of Paul to Titus

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- Chapter 2 -

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But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine.
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Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
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Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well,
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so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children,
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be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.(a)
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Exhort young men similarly, so that they may show self-restraint.
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In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness,
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with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us.
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Exhort servants to be submissive to their masters, in all things pleasing, not contradicting,(b)
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not cheating, but in all things showing good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

God’s Grace Brings Salvation

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For the grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men,
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instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age,
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looking forward to the blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ.
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He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.
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Speak and exhort and argue these things with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Footnotes

(a)2:5 It is clear from the Latin that all of these behaviors, not merely being subordinate to husbands, is so that the Word of God is not blasphemed.(Conte)
(b)2:9 This servant versus master relationship is analogous to the employee versus employer relationship today.(Conte)
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But say the things which fit sound doctrine,
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that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance,
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and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,
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that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,
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to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.
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Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.
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In all things show yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,
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and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
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Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,
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not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

God’s Grace Brings Salvation

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For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,
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instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
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looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
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who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
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Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.
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