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Titus 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;


Titus 2:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Titus 2:1220 words
GreekMeaning
παιδεύουσαpaideuousa
instructingverbG3811
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
ἀρνησάμενοιarnēsamenoi
having deniedverbG720
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀσέβειανasebeian
ungodlinessnounG763
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
κοσμικὰςkosmikas
worldlyadjectiveG2886
ἐπιθυμίαςepithymias
passionsnounG1939
σωφρόνωςsōphronōs
discreetlyadverbG4996
καὶkai
andwordG2532
δικαίωςdikaiōs
righteouslyadverbG1346
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εὐσεβῶςeusebōs
piouslyadverbG2153
ζήσωμενzēsōmen
we may liveverbG2198
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
νῦνnyn
presentadverbG3568
αἰῶνιaiōni
agenounG165
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Titus 2:12

Having demanded from servants so great virtue, for it is great virtue to adorn the doctrine of our God and Saviour in all things, and charged them to give no occasion of offense to their masters, even in common matters, he adds the just cause, why servants should be such: “For the grace of God, that brings salvation, has appeared.” Those who have God for their Teacher, may well be such as I have described, seeing their numberless sins have been forgiven to them. For you know…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on Titus
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Denying Ungodliness to Embrace What's Good
I'm an addiction counselor, and Paul's language about denying ungodliness while embracing self-control and devotion captures the work of recovery. It's not just stopping the destructive behavior. It's...
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