Titus 2:1-11

1 Du aber rede, was der gesunden Lehre geziemt:

2 daß die alten Männer nüchtern seien, würdig, besonnen, gesund im Glauben, in der Liebe, im Ausharren;

3 die alten Frauen desgleichen in ihrem Betragen, wie es dem heiligen Stande geziemt, nicht verleumderisch, nicht Sklavinnen von vielem Wein, Lehrerinnen des Guten;

4 auf daß sie die jungen Frauen unterweisen, ihre Männer zu lieben, ihre Kinder zu lieben,

5 besonnen, keusch, mit häuslichen Arbeiten beschäftigt, gütig, den eigenen Männern unterwürfig zu sein, auf daß das Wort Gottes nicht verlästert werde.

6 Die Jünglinge desgleichen ermahne, besonnen zu sein,

7 indem du in allem dich selbst als ein Vorbild guter Werke darstellst; in der Lehre Unverderbtheit, würdigen Ernst,

8 gesunde, nicht zu verurteilende Rede, auf daß der von der Gegenpartei sich schäme, indem er nichts Schlechtes über uns zu sagen hat.

9 Die Knechte ermahne, ihren eigenen Herren unterwürfig zu sein, in allem sich wohlgefällig zu machen, nicht widersprechend,

10 nichts unterschlagend, sondern alle gute Treue erweisend, auf daß sie die Lehre, die unseres Heilandgottes ist, zieren in allem.

11 Denn die Gnade Gottes ist erschienen, heilbringend für alle Menschen,

Titus 2:1-11 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.