Titus 2:3 (GNV)

Passage

The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,

Nearby Context

Titus 2:1 Bvt speake thou the thinges which become wholesome doctrine,

Titus 2:2 That the elder men be watchful, graue, teperate, sounde in the faith, in loue, and in patience:

Titus 2:3 The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,

Titus 2:4 That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbands, that they loue their children,

Titus 2:5 That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good and subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "elder", "women", "likewise", "such", "behauiour", "becommeth", "holinesse", and "false". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "elder" and "women", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "That the elder men be watchful graue..." into verse 4's "That they may instruct the yong women...", so "elder" 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 "elder" and "women" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.