Titus 2

1But let your words be in agreement with true and right teaching:

1But speak thou the things that become sound doctrine:

2That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.

2That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

3That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

3The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:

4Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,

4That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children.

5To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.

5To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands: that the word of God be not blasphemed.

6To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:

6Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober.

7In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,

7In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity,

8Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

8The sound word that can not be blamed: that he who is on the contrary part may be afraid, having no evil to say of us.

9Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;

9Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters: in all things pleasing, not gainsaying:

10Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.

10Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

11For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,

11For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men:

12Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;

12Instructing us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and justly and godly in this world,

13Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

13Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.

14Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.

14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.

15On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.

15These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.