Titus 2:5 (YLT)

Passage

sober, pure, keepers of <FI>their own<Fi> houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

Nearby Context

Titus 2:3 aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

Titus 2:4 that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children,

Titus 2:5 sober, pure, keepers of <FI>their own<Fi> houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

Titus 2:6 The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

Titus 2:7 concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sober", "pure", "keepers", "houses", "good", "subject", "husbands", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sober" and "pure", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "that they may make the young women..." into verse 6's "The younger men in like manner be...", so "sober" and "pure" 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 "sober" and "pure" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.