Titus 2:6

Titus 2:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
• New International Version (NIV)Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,

Context of Titus 2:6

4so that they may encourage the young women to tenderly love their husbands and their children, 5to be sensible, pure, makers of a home [where God is honored], good-natured, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. In a similar way urge the young men to be sensible and self-controlled and to behave wisely [taking life seriously]. 7And in all things show yourself to be an example of good works, with purity in doctrine [having the strictest regard for integrity and truth], dignified, 8sound and beyond reproach in instruction, so that the opponent [of the faith] will be shamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

Titus 2:6 word by word

Τοὺς νεωτέρους ὡσαύτως παρακάλει σωφρονεῖν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Young menνέοςneos neōteros · newG3501
• likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōs · likewiseG5615
• exhortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• to be sober mindedσωφρονέωsōphroneō · be of sound mindG4993

Commentaries on Titus 2:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Young men - exhort to be sober-minded - Reformation should begin with the old; they have the authority, and they should give the example. The young of both sexes must also give an account of themselves to God; sober-mindedness in young men is a rare qualification, and they who have it not plunge into excesses and irregularities which in general sap the foundation of their constitution, bring on premature old age, and not seldom lead to a fatal end.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Young men likewise exhort to be sober-minded - Margin, “discreet.” On the meaning of the Greek word used here ( ͂ sōphronein), see the notes at Titus 2:2, Titus 2:4. The idea is, that they should be entreated to be prudent, discreet, serious in their deportment; to get the mastery over their passions and appetites; to control the propensities to which youth are subject; and that there should be such self-government, under the influence of, religion, as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Sound teaching was especially urgent on account of the false teachers, who had caused problems within "entire households" (1:11). In 2:1–10, Paul addresses different groups within the household of faith, showing his concern for the public testimony of the church (2:5, 8, 10; see also 1 Tim 5:1–6:2). Paul then elaborates on the coming of Christ (Titus 2:11–14) before giving a direct charge to Titus (2:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Young--Greek, "The younger men." sober-minded--self-restrained [Alford]. "Nothing is so hard at this age as to overcome pleasures and follies" [Chrysostom].Read the comment

Topics related to Titus 2:6

• Children
• Sobriety
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Adorn
• Deny
• Doctrine
• Exhort
• Purify
• Redeem
• Uncorruptness
• Worldly
• Papyrus
• Pastoral Epistles

Commentaries on Titus 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings