Titus 2:6 (ASV)

Passage

the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

Nearby Context

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:

Titus 2:6 the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

Titus 2:7 in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine [showing] uncorruptness, gravity,

Titus 2:8 sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "younger", "likewise", "exhort", and "sober-minded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "younger" and "likewise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "to be sober-minded chaste workers at home..." into verse 7's "in all things showing thyself an ensample...", so "younger" and "likewise" 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 "younger" and "likewise" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.