1 Let your words strengthen sound doctrine.
2 Tell the older men to be sober, serious, wise, sound in faith, love and perseverance.
3 The older women in like manner must behave as befits holy women, not given to gossiping or drinking wine,
4 but as good counselors, able to teach younger women to love their husbands and children,
5 to be judicious and pure, to take care of their households, to be kind and submissive to their husbands, lest our faith be attacked.
6 Encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
7 Set them an example by your own way of doing. Let your teaching be earnest and sincere,
8 and your preaching beyond reproach. Then your opponents will feel ashamed and will have nothing to criticize.
9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters, and to give satisfaction in every respect, instead of arguing.
10 They must not steal from them but be trustworthy. In this way they will draw everyone to admire the doctrine of God our Savior.
11 For God Savior has revealed his loving plan to all,
12 teaching us to reject an irreligious way of life and worldly greed, and to live in this world as responsible persons, upright and serving God,
13 while we await our blessed hope - the glorious manifestation of our great God and Savior Christ Jesus.
14 He gave himself for us, to redeem us from every evil and to purify a people he wanted to be his own and dedicated to what is good.
15 Teach these things, encourage and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.
Versículos relacionados com Titus, 2:
Titus chapter 2 deals with the behavior that church members must have in their respective functions and responsibilities, exhorting them to be sensible, moderate, worthy and obedient to sound doctrine. In addition, he also instructs the role of women, elderly and young men in the community. Below are five selected verses from other parts of the Bible that relate to the topics covered in Titus 2:
1 Timothy 5:1-2: "Do not rebuke harshly to the elder, but admonish him as the Father; the young men, as the brothers; the elderly women, like mothers; the girls, like sisters, with all purity. " This verse talks about the importance of respecting the different age and gender groups in the Church with respect and care, which aligns with the instructions given in Titus 2.
Titus 1:9: "Resting firmly the faithful word, which is according to the doctrine, that it may be powerful, both to admonish with sound doctrine and to convince the contradicts." This verse highlights the importance of biblical doctrine and its preservation to the health and effectiveness of the church.
1 Peter 2:9: "But you are the elected generation, the royal priesthood, the holy nation, the acquired people, that you may announce the virtues of him who called you from darkness to his wonderful light." This verse highlights the special identity and responsibility of believers as representatives of God in the world.
1 Timothy 6:1-2: "All who are under the yoke of servitude to consider their masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine are not blasphemed. And those who have believers do not despise them , because they are brothers; first they serve them better, because they participate in the benefit are believers and beloved. " This verse teaches about the stance that slaves should have to their masters, which resembles the teaching of Titus 2 over servants in general.
1 Timothy 2:9-10: "In the same luck, as women, in honest costume, ateed themselves with modesty and simplicity, not braids, or with gold, or pearls, or precious dresses, but (as is appropriate to women who They make a profession of serving God) with good works. " This verse deals specifically on women's conduct in the church and reinforces Titus 2's teaching about the appropriate behavior of Christian women.
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