Titus 2 · Verse 6

Titus 2:6

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
Titus 2:6, King James Version

Titus 2:6 in other translations

BSBIn the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
WEBLikewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.
ASVthe younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:
YLTThe younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;
DARBYThe younger men in like manner exhort to be discreet:
BBETo the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:
WebsterYoung men likewise exhort to be sober-minded.

What does Titus 2:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Young--Greek, "The younger men." sober-minded--self-restrained [Alford]. "Nothing is so hard at this age as to overcome pleasures and follies" [Chrysostom].

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 6. Young men likewise exhort to be sober-minded. Marg., discreet. On the meaning of the Greek word used here (σωφρονειν,) Tit 2:2; Tit 2:4. The idea is, that they should be entreated to be prudent, discreet, serious in their deportment; to get the mastery over their passions and appetites; to control the propensities to which youth are subject; and that there should be such self-government, under the influence of religion, as to avoid excess in everything. A well-governed mind, superior to the indulgence of those passions to which the young are prone, will express the meaning of the word here. They should be "steady in their behaviour, superior to sensual temptations, and constant in the exercise of every part of self-government." Doddridge. The reasons for this are obvious.

(1.) The hopes of the church depend much on them.

(2.) A young man who cannot govern himself, gives little promise of being useful or happy.

(3.) Indulgence in the propensities to which young men are prone, will, sooner or later, bring ruin to the body and the soul.

(4.) They are just at the period of life when they are exposed to peculiar temptations, and when they need to exercise a peculiar guardianship over their own conduct.

(5.) Like others, they may soon die; and they should be habitually in such a frame of mind, as to be prepared to stand before God. A young man who feels that he may be soon in the eternal world, cannot but be sensible of the propriety of having a serious mind, and of living and acting as in the immediate presence of his Maker and Judge.

(1) "sober" "discreet"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Young men - exhort to be sober-minded - Reformation should begin with the old; they have the authority, and they should give the example. The young of both sexes must also give an account of themselves to God; sober-mindedness in young men is a rare qualification, and they who have it not plunge into excesses and irregularities which in general sap the foundation of their constitution, bring on premature old age, and not seldom lead to a fatal end.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Titus 2:1-8

Old disciples of Christ must behave in every thing agreeably to the Christian doctrine. That the aged men be sober; not thinking that the decays of nature will justify any excess; but seeking comfort from nearer communion with God, not from any undue indulgence. Faith works by, and must be seen in love, of God for himself, and of men for God's sake. Aged persons are apt to be peevish and fretful; therefore need to…

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Titus 2:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΤοὺςTousTheG3588
νεωτέρουςneōterousyounger [men]G3501
ὡσαύτωςhōsautōslikewiseG5615
παρακάλειparakaleido exhortG3870
σωφρονεῖν,sōphroneinto be self-controlled,G4993

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Cross references for Titus 2:6

  • Ecclesiastes 12:1

    Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

  • 1 Peter 5:5

    Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

  • Ecclesiastes 11:9

    Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

  • Joel 2:28

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • 1 John 2:13

    I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

  • 1 Timothy 5:1

    Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

  • Psalms 148:12

    Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

  • Job 29:8

    The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Young.
Job 29:8; Ps 148:12; Ec 11:9; 12:1; Joe 2:28; 1Pe 5:5; 1Jo 2:13
sober-minded. or, discreet.
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Context

  • Titus 2:5

    To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

  • Titus 2:6

    Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

  • Titus 2:7

    In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

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Titus 2:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Exhorta asimismo á los mancebos á que sean comedidos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Exhorte de même les jeunes hommes à être sobres,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Jünglinge desgleichen ermahne, besonnen zu sein,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Juvenes similiter hortare ut sobrii sint.