Titus 2:6 (GNV)

Passage

Exhort yong men likewise, that they bee sober minded.

Nearby Context

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.

Titus 2:6 Exhort yong men likewise, that they bee sober minded.

Titus 2:7 In all things shewe thy selfe an ensample of good woorkes with vncorrupt doctrine, with grauitie, integritie,

Titus 2:8 And with the wholesome woorde, which can not be condemned, that hee which withstandeth, may be ashamed, hauing nothing concerning you to speake euill of.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "That they be temperate chaste keeping at..." into verse 7's "In all things shewe thy selfe an...", so "exhort" and "yong" 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 "exhort" and "yong" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.