Titus 2:7 (DBY)

Passage

in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,

Nearby Context

Titus 2:5 discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

Titus 2:6 The younger men in like manner exhort to be discreet:

Titus 2:7 in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,

Titus 2:8 a sound word, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us:

Titus 2:9 bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "good works", "affording", "thyself", "pattern", "teaching", and "uncorruptedness". 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 in like manner exhort..." into verse 8's "a sound word not to be condemned...", 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.