Titus 2:5
3 Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
4 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.
6 In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
7 In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
- WEB
- to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.
- ASV
- [to be] sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:
- DARBY
- discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
- BLB
- sound-minded, pure, keepers at home, good, being subject to [their] own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
- ÅB
- å være sindige, rene, huslige, gode, lydige mot sine egne menn, for at Guds ord ikke skal bli spottet!
- OTB
- å være sindige, rene, huslige, gode og lydige mot sine egne menn, for at Guds ord ikke skal bli spottet.
- B1930
- å være sindige, rene, huslige, gode, lydige mot sine egne menn, forat Guds ord ikke skal bli spottet!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 31:10–31
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Read in contextColossians 3:18
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Read in context1 Timothy 5:10
and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
Read in context1 Timothy 5:13–14
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
Read in context1 Peter 3:1–5
Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
Read in contextGenesis 3:16
To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
Read in contextEphesians 5:22–24
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Read in contextProverbs 7:11
She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
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