Titus 2:1-14

Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel

1 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.

2 Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.

3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.

4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children,

5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.

7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness

8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them,

10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.

11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.

12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,

13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

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Titus 2:1-14 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 33

1. S 1 Timothy 1:10
2. 1 Timothy 5:1
3. 1 Timothy 3:2
4. ver 5,6,12; Titus 1:8
5. Titus 1:13
6. 1 Timothy 3:11
7. 1 Timothy 3:8
8. 1 Timothy 5:2
9. ver 2,6,12; Titus 1:8
10. 1 Timothy 5:14
11. S Ephesians 5:22
12. 1 Timothy 6:1; S Hebrews 4:12
13. 1 Timothy 5:1
14. ver 2,5,12; Titus 1:8
15. S 1 Timothy 4:12
16. S ver 14
17. S 1 Peter 2:12
18. S Ephesians 6:5
19. S Luke 1:47
20. Matthew 5:16
21. S Romans 3:24
22. 2 Timothy 1:10
23. S 1 Timothy 2:4
24. Titus 3:3
25. ver 2,5,6; Titus 1:8
26. 2 Timothy 3:12
27. S 1 Corinthians 1:7; S 1 Timothy 6:14
28. 2 Peter 1:1
29. S Matthew 20:28
30. S Matthew 1:21
31. Hebrews 1:3; 1 John 1:7
32. Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 4:20; Deuteronomy 14:2; Psalms 135:4; Malachi 3:17; 1 Peter 2:9
33. ver 7; Proverbs 16:7; Matthew 5:16; 2 Corinthians 8:21; Ephesians 2:10; Tit 3:1,8,14; 1 Peter 2:12,15; 1 Peter 3:13