Titus 2:7 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Titus 2:9 [Exhort] servants to be in subjection to their own masters, [and] to be well-pleasing [to them] in all things; not gainsaying;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "good works", "showing", "thyself", "ensample", and "doctrine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "good works", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "the younger men likewise exhort to be..." into verse 8's "sound speech that cannot be condemned that...", so "all things" and "good works" 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 "all things" and "good works" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.