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Titus 2:4 — King James Version← Study notes

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,


Titus 2:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Titus 2:47 words
GreekMeaning
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
σωφρονίζωσιsōphronizōsi
teach to be soberverbG4994
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
νέαςneas
young womenadjectiveG3501
φιλάνδρουςphilandrous
lovers of their husbandsadjectiveG5362
εἶναιeinai
am, have been, is IverbG1510
φιλοτέκνουςphiloteknous
loving their childrenadjectiveG5388
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Titus 2:4

There are some failings which age has, that youth has not. Some indeed it has in common with youth, but in addition it has a slowness, a timidity, a forgetfulness, an insensibility, and an irritability. For this reason he exhorts old men concerning these matters, “to be vigilant.” For there are many things which at this period make men otherwise than vigilant, especially what I mentioned, their general insensibility, and the difficulty of stirring or exciting them. Wherefore…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on Titus
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