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    Titus 2

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    The younger men are given one brief instruction, while nearly everyone else receives a small wardrobe of virtues, duties, and warnings.

    A household of instructionsvv. 1–10

    The older men are measured out temperance, dignity, self-control, faith, love, and perseverance. Older women are to be reverent, sober in speech and drink, and teachers of good; their teaching is meant to train young women in love, purity, household management, kindness, and submission. The younger men, by contrast, receive the wonderfully compact commission: “In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.” The one addressed is then given the longer demonstration, with good works, integrity, dignity, and speech so clean that an opponent is left with nothing bad to say. Slaves are told to serve without argument or theft, so that their conduct may adorn the teaching about God the Savior.

    Grace appearsvv. 11–14

    Then the household instructions open out into a much larger scene: the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It teaches a renunciation of ungodliness and worldly passions, and a present life that is sensible, upright, and godly, all while awaiting “the blessed hope and glorious appearance” of Jesus Christ. Jesus gave Himself to redeem people from lawlessness and purify for Himself a people eager for good deeds—a remarkably energetic people, not merely a tidy one.

    Say it plainlyv. 15

    The final instruction returns to speech: encourage, rebuke, and do so with all authority. The closing sentence is brisk, almost comically undressed of ceremony: “Let no one despise you.”

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    1. Titus 2:1But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.

    2. Titus 2:2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

    3. Titus 2:3Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

    4. Titus 2:4In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

    5. Titus 2:5to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

    6. Titus 2:6In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

    7. Titus 2:7In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

    8. Titus 2:8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

    9. Titus 2:9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

    10. Titus 2:10not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

    11. Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

    12. Titus 2:12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

    13. Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

    14. Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

    15. Titus 2:15Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

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    • 11Ephesians 2:8For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
    • 111 Timothy 2:4who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
    • 14Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
    • 11Isaiah 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
    • 12Ezekiel 36:27And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.
    • 14Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
    • 5Proverbs 31:10–31A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
    • 141 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
    • 11Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
    • 3Titus 2:4In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,
    • 5Colossians 3:18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
    • 12Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
    • 2Galatians 5:23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
    • 11Ephesians 2:5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
    • 132 Timothy 4:8From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
    • 31 Timothy 3:11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

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