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Titus 2

Titus 2 grounds faithful conduct in God’s saving grace, which trains believers as they await Christ’s appearing.

Paul directs Titus to teach conduct that fits sound doctrine among older and younger believers, within households, and among servants. Titus must also model the good works and sound speech he teaches. The chapter then grounds these instructions in God’s grace: Christ gave himself to redeem a people who belong to him and seek good works. Their life in the present age unfolds while they await the appearing of Jesus Christ.

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1But say the things which fit sound doctrine,
2that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance,
3and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,
4that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,
5to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.
6Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.
7In all things show yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,
8and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
9Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,
10not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.
11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,
12instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
15Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.
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Key verses
Titus 2:14Christ’s self-giving explains the chapter’s call to good works: he redeems and purifies a people who belong to him.
Titus 2:11God’s grace supplies the foundation for the instructions, bringing salvation across the social groups addressed.
Titus 2:7Titus must embody his teaching, making his own conduct part of the chapter’s concern for credible witness.
Where this chapter reaches

Titus 2 shares with 1 Timothy a concern for sound teaching, exemplary conduct, and the church’s reputation among outsiders. Its household instructions connect with Ephesians and 1 Peter, which also address submission and place household conduct within believers’ allegiance to Christ.

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Questions people ask about Titus 2

Does Titus 2:11 mean everyone will be saved?

The verse describes God’s grace as “bringing salvation to all men.” Across the chapter, Paul addresses people of different ages and social positions. The phrase presents salvation’s wide reach; it does not state that every person will be saved. The following verses describe grace training a people who belong to Christ.

What is the blessed hope in Titus 2:13?

The hope is tied to the appearing of Jesus Christ in glory. Paul places that future appearing alongside grace’s present work of training believers to reject ungodliness and live under God’s rule. The verse identifies Jesus as “our great God and Savior” and gives no timetable for his appearing.

Does Titus 2 endorse slavery?

Verses 9–10 address servants under masters within an existing system of servitude, including slavery. Paul tells them to act with fidelity so their conduct honors the teaching about God. The passage neither calls for abolition nor declares ownership of people good. It gives masters no permission to harm those under them.

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