Titus 2:7

You yourself must continually do what is good in order that others will see how they should behave. Teach the believers sincerely and seriously;

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

In Context

6As for the younger men, similarly, urge them to control themselves in all that they say and do.

8teach what is correct and what no one can justly criticize. Do this in order that when the believers conduct their lives in a proper manner, anyone who opposes ◄ us/our message► will be disappointed because there will be nothing bad that they can justly say about us.

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Cross References

Acts 20:33As for myself, I have not desired anyone’s money [MTY] or fine clothing.

2 Corinthians 2:17But perhaps God considers us(exc) able, because we do not work/act like so many others whom you know. They teach God’s message in a way that they think people will like, and they think that people will pay them for teaching that way. We (exc) certainly do not do that. On the contrary, as servants of Christ, and knowing that God is watching us (exc), we teach sincerely the message that God sent us to proclaim.

2 Corinthians 8:8I am not commanding you to do this. But because I have seen how believers in other places are eager to help other believers who do not have ◄ what they need/enough to live on►, I want you similarly to show that you love others sincerely.

Philippians 1:10And I pray that he will enable you to completely understand how you should believe and act. I pray this in order that you might be spiritually pure and faultless (OR, completely faultless [DOU]) on the day that Christ returns [MTY],

1 Timothy 4:12Timothy, by the way you conduct your life, show the believers in your congregation how they should conduct their lives. Specifically, speak good things, conduct yourself well, love people, trust God, and be pure in every way. If you do all that, no one will have any reason ◄to belittle/to treat you disrespectfully► because of your being young.

Matthew Henry on Titus 2:2-11

Relative Duties. ( a. d. 66.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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