Titus 2:2

Titus · New Testament · Chapter 2

“That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.”Titus 2:2

What Does Titus 2:2 Mean?

Titus 2:2 is found in the book of Titus, chapter 2, verse 2 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Patience, and Self-Control.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Titus 2:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Philippians 4:8“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”Galatians 5:23“Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”1 Peter 5:8“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”Galatians 5:22“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”Romans 12:3“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”1 Timothy 5:1“Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;”1 Peter 4:7“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”2 Corinthians 13:5“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”1 Timothy 3:11“Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”Titus 1:13“This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;”1 Thessalonians 5:8“But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”Job 12:12“With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.”Proverbs 16:31“The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.”2 Peter 1:6“And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;”1 Timothy 3:2“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”Genesis 9:21“And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.”Leviticus 19:32“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.”Psalms 92:14“They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;”Acts 26:20“But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.”1 Corinthians 9:21“To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.”

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