Tit 2 | ISV | STEP | Guidelines for Christian Living But as for you, teach what is consistent with healthy doctrine.

Titus 2

1 Guidelines for Christian Living

But as for you, teach what is consistent with healthy doctrine.1Tim 1:10; 6:3; 2Tim 1:13; Titus 1:9 2 Older men are to be sober, serious, sensible, and sound in faithfulness, ^{▼▼Or faith} love, and endurance.Titus 1:13 3 Likewise, older women are to show their reverence for God by their behavior. They are not to be gossips or addicted to alcohol, but to be examples ^{▼▼Or teachers} of goodness.1Tim 2:9-10; 3:11; 1Pet 3:3-4 4 They should encourage the younger women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,1Tim 5:14 5 sensible, pure, managers of their households, and kind, and to submit themselves to their husbands, lest the word of God be discredited. ^{▼▼Or blasphemed}Rom 2:24; 1Cor 14:34; Eph 5:22; Col 3:18; 1Tim 2:11; 6:1; 1Pet 3:1, 5

6 Likewise, encourage the younger men to be sensible. 7 Always set an example of good works. When you teach, show ^{▼▼Lit. In teaching} integrity and dignity.Eph 6:24; 1Tim 4:12; 1Pet 5:3 8 Use wholesome speech that cannot be condemned. Then any opponent will be ashamed because he cannot say anything bad about us.Neh 5:9; 2Thes 3:14; 1Tim 5:14; 6:3; 1Pet 2:12, 15; 3:16

9 Slaves are to submit themselves to their masters in everything, aiming to please them and not argue with themEph 5:24; 6:5; Col 3:22; 1Tim 6:1-2; 1Pet 2:18 10 or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive.Matt 5:16; Phil 2:15

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.Luke 3:6; John 1:9; Rom 5:15; 1Tim 2:4; Titus 3:4-5; 1Pet 5:12 12 It trains us to renounce ungodly living and worldly passions so that we might live sensible, honest, and godly lives in the present worldLuke 1:75; Rom 6:19; Eph 1:4; Col 1:22; 1Thes 4:7; 1Pet 4:2; 1John 2:16 13 as we wait for the blessed hope and the glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.Acts 24:15; 1Cor 1:7; Phil 3:20; Col 1:5, 23; 3:4; Col 1:5, 23, 2Tim 4:1, 8; Titus 1:2; 3:7; Heb 9:28; 1Pet 1:7; 2Pet 3:12; 1John 3:2 14 He gave himself for us to set us free from every wrong and to cleanse us so that we could be his special people who are enthusiastic about good works.Exod 15:16; 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18; Gal 1:4; 2:20; Eph 2:10; 5:2; 1Tim 2:6; Titus 3:8; Heb 9:14; 1Pet 2:9

15 These are the things you should say. Encourage and refute with full authority. Do not let anyone look down on you.1Tim 4:12; 2Tim 4:2