TEACH SOUND DOCTRINE

1 BUT speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

1But speake thou the things which become sound doctrine:

2That the aged men be sober, graue, temperate, sound in faith, in charitie, in patience.

3The aged women likewise that they be in behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not giuen to much wine, teachers of good things,

4That they may teach the young women to bee sober, to loue their husbands, to loue their children,

5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God bee not blasphemed.

6Yong men likewise exhort, to bee sober minded.

7In all things shewing thy selfe a patterne of good workes: in doctrine shewing vncorruptnesse, grauity, sinceritie,

8Sound speech that cannot be condemned, that hee that is of the contrarie part, may bee ashamed, hauing no euill thing to say of you.

9Exhort seruants to be obedient vnto their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering againe:

10Not purloyning, but shewing all good fidelitie, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

11For the grace of God that bringeth saluatiō, hath appeared to all men,

12Teaching vs that denying vngodlinesse and worldly lusts we should liue soberly, righteously and godly in this present world,

13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Sauiour Iesus Christ,

14Who gaue himselfe for vs, that he might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purifie vnto himselfe a peculiar people, zealous of good workes.

15These things speake and exhort, and rebuke with all authoritie. Let no man despise thee.

I == 1st Tim 1:10 ; 6 :3 ; 2nd Tim 1:13 ; Titus 1:9

III == 1st Tim 2:9-10 ; 3:11 ; 1st Pet 3:3-4

V == 1st Cor 14:34 ; Rom, 2:24 ; 1st Pet 3:1 , 5

VII == Eph 6:24

VIII == Neh 5:9 ; 2nd Thess 3:14

IX == 1st Pet 2:18

X == Matt 5:16

XI == Luke 3:6 ; John 1:9 ; Rom 5:15

1 As for yourself, you must say what is consistent with sound doctrine, namely, 2 that older men should be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance. 3 Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to drink, teaching what is good, 4 so that they may train younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, chaste, good homemakers, under the control of their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited. 6 Urge the younger men, similarly, to control themselves, 7 showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect, with integrity in your teaching, dignity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be criticized, so that the opponent will be put to shame without anything bad to say about us. 9 Slaves are to be under the control of their masters in all respects, giving them satisfaction, not talking back to them 10 or stealing from them, but exhibiting complete good faith, so as to adorn the doctrine of God our savior in every way. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, saving all 12 and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age, 13 as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of the great God and of our savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people as his own, eager to do what is good. 15 Say these things. Exhort and correct with all authority. Let no one look down on you.

COMMATARY

v 1. Teaching by Titus was to be in marked contrast to the false teachers of 1:10.
v 2. Maturity of older men should help them to be an example in these things.
v 3. Idleness of older women could contribute to slander and drinking, so they were to develop a ministry of teaching younger women what was good.
v 4,5. Young women were to be or do these eight things. (1 sober minded  2 love their husbands  3 love their children  4 discreet  5 chaste  6 keepers at home  good  obedient to their own husbands) Love was to be a primary factor. Keepers at home, with 1 Tim. 5:14, would lend support to the thought of a man being the head of the home and a woman being head of the house in domestic affairs, but still being subordinate to her husband (Not being guided by other men). These characteristics would vindicate, not dishonor the word of God.
v 6. In a similar manner, young men were to take life seriously. That does not mean no fun at all, but not frivolous, keeping things in proper perspective.
v 7,8. The young man Titus and other young men were to be a pattern unto all. There actions as well as their strict regard for truth and doctrine would put enemies of the truth to shame, that they could not bring honest accusation against them.
v 9,10. Many slaves had been saved and they were still to be obedient, seeking to please masters without any back talk. They were not to steal even minor things (office pens etc.), and prove themselves reliable, because good behavior would be fitting to sound doctrine. “Adorn” comes from the Greek word, cosmetics. Believers adorn the doctrine of God as cosmetics enhance the beauty of the user.
v 11,12. By God’s grace (unmerited favor), salvation is available to all men. His grace also teaches and enables us to walk the walk of a believer, not just talk the talk. We are to live lives pleasing to God now, not wait, planning to just do that in our resurrected bodies.
v 13,14. The anticipation of Christ’s return should also cause us to purify ourselves now, 1 Jn. 3.3. Christ paid for our redemption to free us from sin and give us the desire to do good works as a part of our purification, which will continue to perfection after we have been caught up to be with Him.
v 15. These things Titus was to teach others. He was to aggressively exhort and rebuke upon the authority of the word of God. As Paul told young Timothy, 1 Tim. 4:12, his actions were to command the respect of others and not allow them to look down on him.
Three mandates on how to live fit for our Lord: