Titus

Titus 2 ©

1 Directions given to Titus both for his doctrine and life. 9 The duty of servants. 11 The gospel teacheth all men to renounce wickedness, and to lead sober, righteous, and godly, lives.

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BUT aspeak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

a 1Ti. 1.10; 6.3. 2Ti. 1.13; 4.3. ch. 1.9,13. v.2,11-14. ch. 3.8.
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bThat the aged men be 1sober, cgrave, temperate, sound in dfaith, in *charity, in patience.

b Pr. 16.31. 1Jn. 2.13,14. Job 17.9. Pr. 4.18. Ps. 71.18; 92.14. 1Pe. 2.5-8. De. 32.29.
c 1Ti. 3.4.
d 2Ti. 3.10.
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eThe aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh 2holiness, not 3false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

e 1Ti. 2.9,10; 3.11; 5.5,10. 1Pe. 3.1-5. Phi. 4.3. v.4.
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That they may teach the young women to be 4sober, fto love their husbands, to love their children,

f ch. 3.8. 1Pe. 3.5,6. Ep. 5.22. Ac. 9.36. 1Ti. 5.10,14; 6.1; 2.11,15. v.3,10. Ro. 2.24; 13.8-10.
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To be discreet, chaste, gkeepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that hthe word of God be not blasphemed.

g 1Ti. 5.14.
h 1Ti. 6.1.
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Young men likewise exhort to be i5sober minded.

i v.2,4. Ec. 11.9; 12.1. 1Pe. 5.5. Pr. 1.4; 22.6.
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jIn all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

j 1Th. 2.10. 1Pe. 5.3. 1Ti. 6.11,12,3; 4.12,16. 2Ti. 1.13. 2Co. 2.17; 4.13; 5.10.
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kSound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

k 1Ti. 5.14; 6.3,20. 1Pe. 2.12,15; 3.16. Lu. 1.6. Ac. 24.16. Phi. 2.14-16. 1Th. 2.16.
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Exhort lservants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not 6answering again;

l Ep. 6.5. Col. 3.21. 1Pe. 2.18. 1Ti. 6.1,2,12.
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mNot purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may nadorn the doctrine of oGod our Saviour in all things.

m Ge. 31.38,39; 39.6.
n Mat. 5.16. Ep. 4.1; 5.8. Phi. 2.15,16; 1.27; 4.8; 1.9,10. 1Th. 2.12. 1Ti. 5.14; 6.1. 1Pe. 3.15,16. Ne. 5.9. v.7.
o 1Ti. 1.1. ch. 1.3.
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For pthe grace of God 7that bringeth salvation hath qappeared to all men,

p ch. 3.4. Ro. 5.15,20,21. Ac. 20.24,32; 13.26. Ep. 1.13. Mar. 16.15,16. Is. 12.1-3. He. 2.3.
q Is. 2.2,3; 11.9; 60.1-3. Ps. 98.1-3. Lu. 3.6. Jn. 1.9. Mar. 16.15. Mat. 28.19. Ro. 10.18; 15.8-19. Ep. 3.6-8. Col. 1.6,23,27.
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Teaching us that, rdenying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

r 2Co. 7.1. Ep. 5.3-5. 2Co. 3.5-14. Ro. 8.13; 12-14. 1Pe. 1-5. 2Pe. 1.3-10. Lu. 1.75. Phi. 1.27; 2.15; 3.3; 4.8. 2Co. 1.12; 7.1. Ac. 24.16. 1Pe. 4.2. 1Jn. 2.16.
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sLooking for that blessed thope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

s 1Co. 1.7. Phi. 3.20,21. Ac. 24.15. Col. 3.4. 2Ti. 4.1,8. He. 9.28. 2Pe. 3.12,14. 1Jn. 3.2. Ro. 8.23,24. Ga. 5.5. Mat. 24.30,31; 25.31-46; 19.28. 1Th. 4.16. Re. 1.7; 20.11,12.
t Col. 1.5,23.
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uWho gave himself for us, vthat he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a *peculiar people, zealous of good works.

u Mat. 20.28; 26.28. Ga. 1.4; 2.20; 3.13; 4.4. Ep. 5.2; 1.7; 2.10. Col. 2.11-15. 1Ti. 1.15; 2.6. He. 9.12,14; 10.12,14; 7.25,26. 1Pe. 2.24; 3.18. 1Jn. 3.5,8. Ro. 4.25.
v Ps. 130.8. Ex. 19.5,6. De. 7.6; 26.18. 1Pe. 2.9. Ep. 2.10. ch. 3.6.
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wThese things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

w 1Ti. 1.3; 5.7,20; 4.12. 2Ti. 4.2; 2.14,15. 1Co. 16.11. ch. 1.9,13.