Titus 2:4
“That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,”
Titus 2:4 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
- DARBYDarby
- that they may admonish the young women to be attached to their husbands, to be attached to their children,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
Context: Titus 2
2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
About Titus 2: Instructions for Living a Godly Life
Paul encourages Titus to teach the Cretans to live a godly life, including self-control, devotion to God, and good deeds. He also gives instructions for different groups in the community, including older men and women, younger women, and slaves.
Commentary
In Titus 2, Paul continues to instruct Titus on how to lead the church in Crete. He begins by instructing Titus to teach the older men to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and endurance. He then instructs the older women to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine, but to teach what is good. He then instructs the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, and to be busy at home. He then instructs the younger men to be self-controlled. Finally, he instructs all believers to be sound in faith, love, and endurance.