Titus 2 is the second chapter of the Epistle to Titus in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The letter is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, sent from Nicopolis of Macedonia (Roman province), addressed to Titus in Crete. Some scholars argue that it is the work of an anonymous follower, written after Paul's death in the first century AD. This chapter describes the qualities of members of the community and doctrinal statements regarding the death of Christ in relation to the removal of sin.
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 15 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
Verses 1âÂÂ10 contain an injunction to Titus to teach 'sound doctrine' () to the community with a list of qualities and duties for the members, in contrast to the "unseemly doctrine" highlighted in chapter 1. 1 Timothy 1:10 uses the same term, 'sound doctrine'.
The doctrinal statements in this part are typical of Paul's teaching, which links the incarnation and sacrifice of Christ to the hope and expectation of his second coming.
The word means 'a valued property, a peculiar treasure" (), and when appearing alone translated in the Greek Septuagint version as in Psalm 135:4 and in ; this last rendition is cited in () and (, KJV: "a peculiar people", in which recalls of the Septuagint rendering of the passages in Exodus and Deuteronomy). may refer to 'the treasure as laid up', and , may refer to 'the treasure as acquired'.
This summary command to Titus contains three previously mentioned didactic terms:
recalling 'the job description of the overseer' (1:9), which Titus must do himself.