Titus 2

1And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

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

2aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

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

3aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

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,

4that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children,

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

5sober, pure, keepers of <FI>their own<Fi> houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

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.

6The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

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

7concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

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

8discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

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.

9Servants--to their own masters <FI>are<Fi> to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

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

10not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

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.

11For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men,

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

12teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

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;

13waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

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

14who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

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.

15these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!

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