November 13, 2012, Reading

The Letter of Saint Paul to Titus    2: 1-8, 11-14

2:1 But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine.
2:2 Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
2:3 Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well,
2:4 so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children,
2:5 be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.
2:6 Exhort young men similarly, so that they may show self-restraint.
2:7 In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness,
2:8 with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us.
2:11 For the grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men,
2:12 instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age,
2:13 looking forward to the blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ.
2:14 He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.

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