the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Titus 2:2
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Older men are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.
That the aged men be sober, graue, temperate, sound in faith, in charitie, in patience.
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.
Teach older men to be self-controlled, serious, wise, strong in faith, in love, and in patience.
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
Tell the older men to have self-control and to be serious and sensible. Their faith, love, and patience must never fail.
Tell the older men to be serious, sensible, self-controlled and sound in their trust, love and perseverance.
that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
Teach the older men to have self-control, to be serious, and to be wise. They must be strong in faith, in love, and in patience.
That the elder men be watchful, graue, teperate, sounde in the faith, in loue, & in patience:
Teach the older men to be vigilant, sober, pure, sound in faith, in love, charity and patience.
Older men are to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
aged men to be temperate, sensible, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in steadfastness [Christlike in character].
that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:
That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.
that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:
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and teach, That the elders be watchful in their minds, and be chaste and pure, and sound in the faith, and in charity, and in patience.
And teach the older men to be watchful in their minds, and to be sober, and to be pure, and to be sound in the faith, and in love and in patience.
That the elder men be watchyng, graue, sober, sounde in fayth, in loue, in pacience:
that aged men be temperate, grave, soberminded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:
that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:
serious, prudent, sound in faith, love, patience:
Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave, sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience.
that elde men be sobre, chast, prudent, hool in feith, in loue, and pacience;
that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience;
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience.
Older men are to be quiet and to be careful how they act. They are to be the boss over their own desires. Their faith and love are to stay strong and they are not to give up.
Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, prudent, and sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
That, aged men, be, sober, grave, sober-minded, healthy in their faith, love, endurance;
That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
Bid the older men be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
That ye elder me be sober honest discrete sounde in the fayth in love and in paciece.
aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;
That ye elder men be sober, honest, discrete, sounde in the faith, in loue, in pacience.
but what is agreeable to sound doctrine: advise the aged to be prudent, grave, temperate, sound in faith,
Teach the older cowboys how to control their temper, be respectable in all ways, and to live wisely. Their faith needs to be sound. A faith is lame without patience and love.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the: Leviticus 19:32, Job 12:12, Psalms 92:14, Proverbs 16:31, Isaiah 65:20
sober: or, vigilant, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:8, 1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Timothy 3:11, 1 Peter 1:13, 1 Peter 4:7, 1 Peter 5:8,*Gr.
grave: Titus 2:7, 1 Timothy 3:4, 1 Timothy 3:8, 1 Timothy 3:11, Philippians 4:8,*Gr.
temperate: Titus 1:8, Acts 24:25, 1 Corinthians 9:25, Galatians 5:23, 2 Peter 1:6, Mark 5:15, Luke 8:35, Romans 12:3, 2 Corinthians 5:13, 1 Peter 4:7,*Gr.
sound: Titus 1:13
in patience: 1 Timothy 1:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 9:21 - and was Joshua 7:19 - My son Acts 26:20 - and do 1 Corinthians 9:21 - not 2 Corinthians 13:5 - in the faith Galatians 5:22 - love 1 Timothy 6:3 - to wholesome Titus 2:4 - sober Titus 2:5 - discreet Titus 2:6 - sober minded
Cross-References
God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day.
Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the East, and there he put the man he had formed.
The first river is the Pishon; it flows around the country of Havilah.
"Work six days a week, but do no work on the seventh day, so that your slaves and the foreigners who work for you and even your animals can rest.
It is a permanent sign between the people of Israel and me, because I, the Lord , made heaven and earth in six days, and on the seventh day I stopped working and rested."
but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me. On that day no one is to work—neither you, your children, your slaves, your animals, nor the foreigners who live in your country. Your slaves must rest just as you do.
The Lord says, "If you treat the Sabbath as sacred and do not pursue your own interests on that day; if you value my holy day and honor it by not traveling, working, or talking idly on that day,
Jesus answered them, "My Father is always working, and I too must work."
For somewhere in the Scriptures this is said about the seventh day: "God rested on the seventh day from all his work."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That the aged men be sober,.... Or "vigilant", and watchful over themselves, their conduct and conversation, lest being evil, it should be drawn into an example by younger persons: this is to be understood not of men in office, of presbyters or elders; for their characters are described in the preceding chapter; but of men in years, of ancient men, that are professors of religion, and members of churches: who should also be
grave; in their behaviour, speech, and dress; levity of conversation, frothy language, and airy dress, are very unbecoming aged persons: and who ought to be
temperate; in eating and drinking, especially the latter, to which old age is most addicted, and care should be taken that they be not over charged with it, and that day overtake them unawares, since they are upon the brink and borders of eternity: the word is rendered "discreet" in Titus 2:5 and sober in 1 Timothy 3:2 and both are characters suitable to men in years.
Sound in faith, in charity, in patience; though they may be unhealthful in their bodies, and become decrepit through age, they should be sound in their minds; in the doctrine of faith, lest they should lead others into error; and their faith in Christ should appear to be right and genuine; and their love to God, to Christ, and to his people, should be real and sincere, and be taken off from the things of the world, of time and sense; an affection for which is an evil that frequently cleaves to old age: and patience should have its perfect work; not only to bear the infirmities of body, brought on by age; but whatsoever sufferings they may be called unto for the sake of Christ and his Gospel, in their last day; and to run out the race that is set before them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That the aged men - All aged men - for there is no reason to suppose that the apostle refers particularly to those who were in office, or who were technically elders, or Presbyters. If he had, he would have used the common word - πρεσβύτερος presbuteros - “presbyter” (see Matthew 15:2; Matthew 16:21; Matthew 21:23; Matthew 26:3, Matthew 26:47, Matthew 26:57, Matthew 26:59; 1 Timothy 5:1, 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Timothy 5:19; Titus 1:5; James 5:14; 1 Peter 5:1), instead of the unusual word - πρεσβύτης presbutēs - an old or aged man - a word which occurs nowhere else in the New Testament except in Luke 1:18, “For I am an old man,” and Philemon 1:9, “being such an one as Paul the aged.” It is in no instance applied to an office. Besides, the instructions which Titus was to give to such men was not that which especially pertained to elders as officers in the church, but to all old men. The idea is, that he was to adapt his instructions to the special character of different classes of his hearers. The aged needed special instructions, and so did the young.
Be sober - Margin, “vigilant.” See the word explained in the notes at 1 Timothy 3:2, where it is rendered vigilant. In 1 Timothy 3:11, the same word is rendered sober. -
Grave - Serious; see the notes at 1 Timothy 3:8; compare the notes at Philippians 4:8, where the same word is rendered hottest.
Temperate - σώφρονας sōphronas. Rather, prudent, or sober-minded. See it explained in the notes, 1 Timothy 3:2, where it is rendered “sober.” Also Titus 1:8.
Sound in faith - 1 Timothy 1:10 note; Titus 1:13 note.
In charity - In love; Notes, 1 Corinthians 13:0. The meaning is, that an old man should evince love for all, especially for those who are good. He should have overcome, at his time of life, all the fiery, impetuous, envious, wrathful passions of his early years, and his mind should be subdued into sweet benevolence to all mankind.
In patience - In the infirmities of old age - in the trials resulting from the loss of the friends of their early years - in their loneliness in the world, they should show that the effect of all God’s dealings with them has been to produce patience. The aged should submit to the trials of their advanced years, also, with resignation - for they will soon be over. A few more sighs, and they will sigh no more; a little longer bearing up under their infirmities, and they will renew their youth before the throne of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Titus 2:2. That the aged men be sober — It is very likely that the word aged is to be taken here in its literal sense; that it refers to advanced years, and not to any office in the Church: the whole context seems to require this sense.
For an old man to be a drunkard, a light and trifling person, and a glutton, and not to be sober, grave, and temperate, is not only blamable but monstrous. Seneca has well said: Luxuriosus adolescens peccat; senew insanit. "A young man addicted to a life of luxury transgresses; an old man thus addicted runs mad."
