Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Titus 2:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
King James Version — public domain in the United States · Bible text and permissions
Quick Meaning
Young men are likewise urged toward self-control, the virtue repeated across the social groups.
Healthy doctrine takes on flesh inside unequal houses without blessing the inequality
This verse is one part of that explanation in Titus 2:1–10. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Titus 2:1–10
Read Titus 2:1–10 as a complete movement. Read every group instruction under healthy teaching, repeated self-control, public witness, ancient household inequality, and the grace basis that follows in verse 11.
Why This Verse Appears Here
'Likewise' gives younger men the paragraph's repeated self-control demand rather than a dominance script.
Read Titus 2:6–8 together
Why these verses belong together: Young men's self-control and Titus's model, teaching integrity, and sound speech form one connected charge.
Verse 6. 6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
Verse 7. 7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
Verse 8. 8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
What Remains True
Young men share the community-wide call to self-control rather than receiving a masculinity defined by dominance.
How It Can Shape Life
- Form young men in restraint, accountability, and care rather than aggression or entitlement.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Titus 2:1–10 — Healthy Teaching Takes Shape across Unequal HouseholdsSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording and immediate English context for Titus 2:1–10.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, Titus 2:1–10; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the library policy.
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Critically edited Greek wording, connectives, grammar, and lexical forms.
Exact location: Official SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/Titus.txt, Titus 2:1–10.
Open the Titus Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Titus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, digital edition accessed 2026
Supports: Material translation choices, syntax, and textual variants at the cited verses.
Exact location: NET Bible, Titus 2, translator, study, and textual notes attached to verses 1–10.
Open NET Titus 2 ↗public domain critical commentary
A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles
Walter Lock
T&T Clark, International Critical Commentary, 1924
Supports: Public-domain verse-level philology and older interpretive options checked against primary evidence and newer work.
Exact location: Walter Lock, Pastoral Epistles, ICC, Titus commentary, print pp. 139–147.
Open source ↗