Titus 2:5-15

5 to be self-controlled, ¹pure, ²working at home, kind, and ³submissive to their own husbands, ⁴that the word of God may not be reviled.

6 Likewise, urge ⁵the younger men to be self-controlled.

7 Show yourself in all respects to be ⁶a model of good works, and in your teaching ⁷show integrity, ⁸dignity,

8 and ⁹sound speech that cannot be condemned, ¹⁰so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

9 ¹¹Slaves^[a] are to be submissive to their own masters ¹²in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

10 not pilfering, ¹³but showing all good faith, ¹⁴so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11 For ¹⁵the grace of God ¹⁶has appeared, bringing salvation ¹⁷for all people,

12 training us to renounce ungodliness and ¹⁸worldly passions, and ¹⁹to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in ²⁰the present age,

13 ²¹waiting for our blessed ²²hope, the ²³appearing of the glory of our great ²⁴God and Savior Jesus Christ,

14 ²⁵who gave himself for us to ²⁶redeem us from all lawlessness and ²⁷to purify for himself ²⁸a people for his own possession who are ²⁹zealous for good works.

15 Declare these things; exhort and ³⁰rebuke with all authority. ³¹Let no one disregard you.

Titus 2:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO TITUS 2

In this chapter the apostle exhorts Timothy to the discharge of his office with respect to all sorts of persons, of every age, sex; and condition, he was concerned with, giving reasons for it, taken from the nature of the Gospel of Christ: he exhorts him in general to insist in his public ministry on those things, which were agreeable to sound doctrine, Tit 2:1 and particularly what became aged men and aged women, and young men and young women, Tit 2:2-6 in all which, both with respect to doctrine and practice, he desires him to be a pattern to them, that so even his very adversaries may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of him, Tit 2:7,8. And next he charges him to exhort servants, to obey their masters, and seek to please them, and not contradict them, and to be faithful to them; that so the doctrine of God their Saviour, professed by them, might be adorned in all things, Tit 2:9,10. And the reasons why the apostle would have duty urged on persons of every age, sex, and state, are taken from the nature of the Gospel being a doctrine of grace and salvation, which was preached to all sorts of persons, Tit 2:11, and from the efficacy of it, in teaching men to deny sin, and live a holy life and conversation, Tit 2:12 and from an expectation of eternal glory and happiness at the appearance of Christ, which the Gospel encourages to, Tit 2:13; and from the end of Christ's giving himself for his people, and redeeming them from sin, the sum and substance of the Gospel, which was, that they might be purified, and be zealous of good works, Tit 2:14 and these exhortations were to be delivered by Titus with authority, and in such a manner, that he might not be despised, Tit 2:15.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Peter 3:2
• 2. [1 Timothy 5:14]
• 3. See Genesis 3:16
• 4. See 1 Timothy 6:1
• 5. 1 Timothy 5:1
• 6. 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Peter 5:3
• 7. [2 Corinthians 11:3]
• 8. 1 Timothy 2:2
• 9. [1 Timothy 6:3]
• 10. Nehemiah 5:9; 1 Timothy 5:14; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 3:16
• 11. See 1 Peter 2:18
• 12. [Colossians 3:22]
• 13. [1 Timothy 3:11]
• 14. Matthew 5:16; Philippians 2:15
• 15. Titus 3:7; See Acts 11:23
• 16. Titus 3:4
• 17. [Psalms 67:2]; See 1 Timothy 2:4
• 18. 1 Peter 4:2; 1 John 2:16
• 19. 2 Timothy 3:12; [Acts 24:25]
• 20. 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Timothy 4:10
• 21. See 1 Corinthians 1:7; 2 Peter 3:12
• 22. See Titus 1:2
• 23. See 2 Thessalonians 2:8
• 24. 2 Peter 1:1
• 25. See Matthew 20:28
• 26. Psalms 130:8; See 1 Peter 1:18
• 27. Ezekiel 37:23; See Exodus 19:5
• 28. Ezekiel 37:23; See Exodus 19:5
• 29. Titus 3:8; Ephesians 2:10
• 30. Titus 1:13; 1 Timothy 5:20
• 31. See 1 Timothy 4:12

Footnotes

• [a]. Or servants; Greek bondservants