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Titus 2 presents a roadmap for Christian living that transcends age, gender, and social status. Rooted in sound doctrine, Paul calls for a life characterized by godliness, patience, and love, reflective of the redeeming and transformative power of Christ.
2. (Titus 2:12-13) What grace teaches us. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, a.
Titus chapter 2. 1 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine.
The Living Bible translates this “Speak up for the right living that goes along with true Christianity.” The New Living Translation has “Promote the kind of living that reflects right teaching.”
Verse 1. But speak thou - In thine own ministry. In the previous chapter he had given him instructions as to the kind of persons who were to be put into the sacred office. Here he gives him special instructions in regard to his own preaching. “The things which become sound doctrine.” To wit, those which he proceeds immediately to specify.
2:13 as > we wait for > the happy > fulfillment > of our hope > in the glorious > appearing > of our > great > God > and > Savior >, Jesus > Christ >.
Virtue [αρετη] Old word, possibly from αρεσκω areskō to please, used very often in a variety of senses by the ancients for any mental excellence or moral quality or physical power. Its very vagueness perhaps explains its rarity in the N.T., only four times (Phlippians 4:8; 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 1:3, 2 Peter 1:5).
