Titus 2
About TitusWritten by AI
Titus is a short letter from Paul to a trusted coworker. Titus was a Gentile believer who had traveled with Paul, and Paul had left him on the island of Crete to set things in order in the young churches there. Traditionally it was written in the mid 60s AD, close to the time of 1 Timothy. Like the other Pastoral Letters, some scholars think it comes from a later follower of Paul.
Crete had a rough reputation, and the churches faced teachers who were stirring up trouble for gain. Paul tells Titus to appoint faithful elders, silence false teaching, and help every group in the church live in a way that makes the gospel attractive.
The letter is practical, but it rests on two rich summaries of the gospel, in 2:11 to 14 and 3:4 to 7. Watch how Paul ties good conduct to grace: “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.”
Before you read Titus 2Written by AI
Titus is to teach what fits sound doctrine, with words for older men, older women, younger women, younger men, and slaves. Christians read the call for wives to be submissive in different ways, as a lasting pattern or as shaped by concern for the gospel's reputation in that culture. The slavery addressed here was real and is named plainly. All of it rests on grace, which teaches us to live godly lives as we wait for Christ's appearing.
Teaching Sound Doctrine
But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
God’s Grace Brings Salvation
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.