Titus 2
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1However, you speak the things that are fitting to healthy (sound) teaching (latin-doctrinam-instruction like doctrine roots are learning/doctor): 2The elderly men (presbytas, latin-senes-elderly root is old) are to be sober (clear-minded), of gravity (dignify-able, venerable, revere-able, deeply respectable, august, serious), sound-minded (temperate, controlled within- auto=self is not a part of the word sophronas=sound/safe moderated/regulated/balanced perspective/outlook/mindset), healthy (sound) in faith, in love, in endurance;

3The elderly women (presbytidas, latin-anus-old woman) likewise, be in demeanor (settled-lifestyle, down standing, behavior, conduct) fitting to the reverence in the sacred temple, not false accusers (slanderers, backbiters, diablous like a she-devil), not being enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good (kalo-didaskalous), 4So that they might recall the new women (neas-young, fresh, new on the scene, latin-adulescentulas-young root-growing like adolescent) to sound-mindedness (sophronizosin-recall/admonish to own’s senses, make sound/safe-minded, to make safe/secure/sound moderated/regulated/balanced in perspective/outlook/mindset), to be loving their husbands (fond of men), loving their children, 5Sound-minded (sophronas, latin-prudentes-wise roots are intelligent/prudent/wisely), pure (holy because uncontaminated/unmixed), working at home (house-worker), good, being subject (submissive, arranged under) to their own husbands, so that the word of God should not be blasphemed (disreputed, defamed, maligned).

6Likewise, entreat the new men (neoterous- new on the scene, young, fresh, latin-iuvenes-young like juvenile) to be sound-minded (sophronein), 7In all things holding forth (presenting, offer in a close personal way) yourself as a type of good works; in your teaching no corruption (latin-integritatem-integrity), being of gravity (dignify-able, venerable, latin-gravitatem-gravity roots are gravitates/serious), 8Healthy (sound) speech, closely known as irreprehensible (not able to find fault from being closely known, unimpeachable, not known down), so that he who is from out of the contrary (set against, opposite, contrary) may recoil in shame (in turning, to turn about, put to shame), having nothing foul (phaulon like foul, latin-malum-evil, note the word is different the the normal words for evil, bad, malice) to say concerning us.

9Bond-slaves are to be subject to their own masters, in all well-pleasing and to not be voicing opposition (latin-contradicentes-contradicting roots are gainsay/against); 10Not being fraudulent (embezzling, abandoning, keeping back/apart, purloining, pilfering, latin-fraudantes-cheating root is robbing), but rather be undeniably displaying all good fidelity (trust, faith), so that they might adorn (to beautify, embellish with honor, kosmeo-English root for cosmetics) the teaching of God our Savior in all.

11For the grace of God has appeared (appeared upon), bringing salvation to all men; 12Instructing us so that, having denied ungodliness and worldly passionate urges, we should live sound-mindedly and righteously and godly in the present age; 13Actively and expectantly awaiting (latin-expectantes-looking roots are wait/expectant/expect) the blessed (become large, happy) hope (sure expectation) and the appearing of the glory of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ; 14Who gave Himself for us, so that He might redeem us away from all lawlessness and might purify (purge) to Himself a people being all about Him (being special to, being/exisiting about/around, being all about, being a special possession of His), zealous (latin-sectatorem-pursuer) of good works.

15These things speak, and entreat, and rebuke with all authority (command upon, fitting command/arranging). Let no man look down on (exercise personal perspective about, think beyond/around/about, to over-think, injecting personal bias, disregard, slight, disdain, examine on all sides, despise, latin-contemnat-despise) you.


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