Titus 2:3 (ASV)

Passage

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

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;

Titus 2:4 that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

Titus 2:5 [to be] sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "aged", "women", "likewise", "reverent", "demeanor", "slanderers", "enslaved", and "much". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "aged" and "women", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "that aged men be temperate grave sober-minded..." into verse 4's "that they may train the young women...", so "aged" and "women" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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