Titus 2:4

Titus 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
• New International Version (NIV)Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,
• New King James Version (NKJV)that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

Context of Titus 2:4

2Tell the older men to control themselves properly. They must think carefully about how they live, so that people respect them. They must continue to believe in Christ. They must continue to love other people. They must continue to be patient and strong. 3Also, tell the older women to live in a good way. Their lives must show that they respect God. They must not say bad things about other people. They must not be drunks. They must teach what is good. In this way, they can teach the young women how they should live. As a result, the young women will love their husbands and their children. 5The young women will control themselves well and be pure in how they live. They will be good housewives who are kind to other people. They will respect their husbands. If they live in a good way like that, nobody will be able to say bad things about God's message. 6As for the young men, tell them also to control themselves wisely in how they live.

Titus 2:4 word by word

ἵνα σωφρονίζωσιν τὰς νέας φιλάνδρους εἶναι, φιλοτέκνους,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they may teachσωφρονίζωsōphronizō · to trainG4994
• the young womenνέοςneos neōteros · newG3501
• to love their husbandsφίλανδροςphilandros · husband-lovingG5362
• to love their childrenφιλότεκνοςphiloteknos · child lovingG5388

Commentaries on Titus 2:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4That they may teach the young women to be sober - That it was natural for the young to imitate the old will be readily allowed; it was therefore necessary that the old should be an example of godly living to the young. St. Jerome, taking it for granted that drunkenness and impurity are closely connected, asks this serious question: Quomodo potest docere anus adolescentulas castitatem, cum, si ebrietatem vetulae mulieris adolescentula fuerit imitata…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4That they may teach the young women to be sober - Margin, “wise” - a word similar to that which in Titus 2:2 is rendered “temperate,” and in 1 Timothy 3:2, “sober.” The meaning is, that they should instruct them to have their desires and passions well regulated, or under proper control. To love their husbands - ́ philandrousThis word occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. In Ephesians 5:25, Paul directs husbands to love their wives, and in Ephesians…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. 44. to be sober--Greek, "self-restrained," "discreet"; the same Greek as in Tit 2:2, "temperate." (But see on Tit 2:2; compare Note, 2Ti 1:7). Alford therefore translates, "That they school (admonish in their duty) the young women to be lovers of their husbands," &c. (the foundation of all domestic happiness). It was judicious that Titus, a young man, should admonish the young women, not directly, but through the older women.Read the comment

Topics related to Titus 2:4

• Commandments
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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