Titus 2:4 (DRB)

Passage

That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children.

Nearby Context

Titus 2:2 That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

Titus 2:3 The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:

Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children.

Titus 2:5 To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands: that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Titus 2:6 Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "teach", "young", "women", "wise", "love", "husbands", and "children". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "teach" and "young", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "The aged women in like manner in..." into verse 5's "To be discreet chaste sober having a...", so "teach" and "young" 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 "teach" and "young" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.