Tituschapter 2

15 verses · ASV

This chapter sends 326 cross-references outward and receives 497 — heaviest partner: 1 Timothy.

Chapter summary

Speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. The aged men to be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith; the aged women in behaviour as becometh holiness; that they teach the young women to love their husbands, to love their children. Young men likewise — sober-minded. Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men — teaching us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, to live soberly, righteously, and godly. Calvin reads the chapter as the grace-taught household.

Drafted from Matthew Henry, Calvin, Gill, Clarke, JFB, and Barnes.

Context

Epistle · Paul — see the Titus overview for the book's full setting.

1 But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:

2 that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

3 that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

4 that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

6 the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

7 in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity,

8 sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

9 Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying;