Titus 2:3

Titus 2:3

Qualities of a Sound Church

1 But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:

2 that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

3 the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things—

4 that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 to be discreet, chaste, ^ahomemakers, good, ^bobedient to their own husbands, ^cthat the word of God may not be blasphemed.

6 Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Aged women (presbutidav). Old word, feminine of presbuthv, only here in N.T. See presbuterav in I Timothy 5:2.

Reverent (ieroprepeiv). Old word (eiros, prepei). Only here in N.T. Same idea in I Timothy 2:10. Like people engaged in sacred duties (Lock).

In demeanour (en katasthmati). Late and rare word (inscriptions) from kaqisthmi, deportment, only here in N.T.

Not slanderers (mh diabolouv). See I Timothy 3:11; II Timothy 3:3.

Nor enslaved to much wine (mhde oinw pollw dedoulwmenav). Perfect passive participle of doulow, with dative case oinw. See I Timothy 3:8. "It is proved by experience that the reclamation of a woman drunkard is almost impossible" (White). But God can do the "impossible."

Teachers of that which is good (kalodidaskalouv). Compound word found here alone, bona docentes (teaching good and beautiful things). A sorely needed mission.

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