Titus 2:1 (ASV)

Passage

But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:

Nearby Context

Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:

Titus 2:2 that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

Titus 2:3 that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "thou", "things", "befit", "sound", and "doctrine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speak" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "that aged men be temperate grave sober-minded...", so "speak" and "thou" should be read forward into that movement. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "speak" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.