Titus 2:4
“That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,”
And so train the younger women to love their husbands and children — the verb sōphronizō (to train toward wisdom) implies discipleship in conjugal and maternal virtue. Love (philandrous toward husbands, philoteknas toward children) grounds social roles in genuine affection rather than mere duty, preventing these relationships from becoming servile. The training model assumes virtue is learned through mentorship, not innate.
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And so train the younger women to love their husbands and children — the verb sōphronizō (to train toward wisdom) implies discipleship in conjugal and maternal virtue. Love (philandrous toward husbands, philoteknas toward children) grounds social roles in genuine affection rather than mere duty, preventing these relationships from becoming servile. The training model assumes virtue is learned through mentorship, not innate.