Titus 2:6 (WEB)

Passage

Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;

Nearby Context

Titus 2:4 that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,

Titus 2:5 to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

Titus 2:6 Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;

Titus 2:7 in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

Titus 2:8 and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "to be sober minded chaste workers at..." into verse 7's "in all things showing yourself an example...", so "likewise" and "exhort" 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 "likewise" and "exhort" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.