Titus 2
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About this chapter
AI-assisted, sourcedPaul tells Titus to "speak thou the things which become sound doctrine": how older men, older women, younger women, young men and servants should live, and how Titus himself should be "a pattern of good works." He adds that "the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us" to live soberly, righteously and godly while we look for "that blessed hope." Titus 2:1Titus 2:2Titus 2:3Titus 2:6Titus 2:7Titus 2:9Titus 2:11Titus 2:12Titus 2:13
Who, where, when, and the key verses
Who
Where
The churches on Crete, where Titus was setting things in order. Titus overview
When
Traditionally about AD 63-65. Many scholars date it later, about AD 80-100. Titus overview
How it fits
Chapter 1 exposed teachers who "profess that they know God; but in works they deny him"; this chapter sets out the life that becomes sound doctrine. Chapter 3 continues with conduct toward rulers and all men. Titus 1:16Titus 2:1Titus 3:1
Key verses
- Verse 5
The young women are to be taught to love their husbands and children and be "keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed." Similar purposes recur: that an opponent may have "no evil thing to say of you" (2:8), and that servants "may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour" (2:10). Titus 2:4Titus 2:5Titus 2:8Titus 2:10
- Verse 11
"The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men," and it is "teaching us" to deny ungodliness. Grace both saves and trains. Titus 2:11Titus 2:12Ephesians 2:8
- Verse 14
Christ "gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." Ephesians 2:10 says we are "created in Christ Jesus unto good works." Titus 2:14Ephesians 2:10
Takeaway
Let your everyday life at home, at work and in the church "adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour," because his grace has appeared to save and to teach us. Titus 2:10Titus 2:11Titus 2:12
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Sound teaching for every group
1But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; 10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
The grace of God that teaches us
11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.