Titus 2:2 (LSB)

Passage

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.

Nearby Context

Titus 2:1 But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine.

Titus 2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.

Titus 2:3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

Titus 2:4 so that they may instruct the young women in sensibility: to love their husbands, to love their children,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "older", "temperate", "dignified", "sensible", "sound", "love", and "perseverance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "older", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "But as for you speak the things..." into verse 3's "Older women likewise are to be reverent...", so "faith" and "older" 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 "faith" and "older" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.