Titus 2 – NIV & CCBT

New International Version

Titus 2:1-15

Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel

1You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.

3Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

9Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.

11For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

15These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

提多書 2:1-15

教導純正的教義

1你的教導要符合純正的教義。 2勸年長的男子要節制、莊重、自律,有全備的信心、愛心和耐心。 3勸年長的婦女要過敬虔的生活,不說長道短,不做酒的奴隸,要以身作則。 4這樣,她們就能教導年輕的婦女愛丈夫、愛兒女、 5自制、貞潔,持家、和善、順服丈夫,免得上帝的道被人毀謗。

6勸勉年輕的男子要自制。 7你自己要在各樣的善行上作眾人的榜樣,在教導上要誠懇、認真、 8言語純全、無可指責,讓那些反對的人無話可說、自覺羞愧。

9勸勉作奴僕的要凡事順服主人,讓主人滿意,不頂撞主人, 10不偷拿主人的東西,為人要忠信可靠,好凡事尊崇我們救主上帝的教導。

11因為上帝拯救世人的恩典已經顯明了, 12這恩典教導我們除掉不敬虔的心和世俗的私慾,在今世過自律、公義、敬畏上帝的生活, 13懷著美好的盼望等候耶穌基督——我們偉大的上帝和救主的榮耀顯現。 14主耶穌為我們犧牲自己,要救贖我們脫離一切罪惡,並潔淨我們,使我們作祂的子民,成為熱心行善的人。

15你要講明這些事,運用各樣權柄勸勉人、責備人,別讓人輕看你。