To Titus, 2

¹ You, however, keep on speaking what is consistent with wholesome^*1 teaching.

² Let the older men be moderate in habits, serious, sound in mind, healthy in faith, in love, in endurance.

³ Likewise, let the older women be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to a lot of wine, teachers of what is good,

⁴ so that they may advise^*1 the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,

⁵ to be sound in mind, chaste, working at home,^*1 good, subjecting themselves to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be spoken of abusively.

⁶ Likewise, keep on urging the younger men to be sound in mind,

⁷ showing yourself to be an example of fine works in every way. Teach what is pure^*1 with all seriousness,

⁸ using wholesome^*1 speech that cannot be criticized, so that those who oppose may be put to shame, having nothing negative^*2 to say about us.

⁹ Let slaves be in subjection to their owners in all things, trying to please them, not talking back,

¹⁰ not stealing from them, but showing complete trustworthiness, so that in every way they may adorn the teaching of our Savior, God.

¹¹ For the undeserved kindness of God has been manifested, bringing salvation to all sorts of people.

¹² It trains us to reject ungodliness and worldly desires and to live with soundness of mind and righteousness and godly devotion amid this present system of things,^*1

¹³ while we wait for the happy hope and glorious manifestation of the great God and of our Savior, Jesus Christ,

¹⁴ who gave himself for us to set us free^*1 from every sort of lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people who are his own special possession, zealous for fine works.

¹⁵ Keep on speaking these things and exhorting^*1 and reproving with full authority. Do not let anyone look down on you.