Titus 2:5
to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.
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In Context
4that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
6Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;
Cross References
Genesis 3:16To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
Genesis 18:9They said to him, "Where is Sarah, your wife?He said, "See, in the tent."
Psalms 74:10How long, God, shall the adversary reproach?Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
Proverbs 31:10Who can find a worthy woman?For her price is far above rubies.BET
Acts 9:39Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
1 Corinthians 11:3But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.
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 →